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Ravenswood is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the 2021 census , the locality of Ravenswood had a population of 297 people. [ 1 ]
The Ravenswood Mining Landscape and Chinese Settlement Area is important in demonstrating the historical development of gold mining in Queensland. The Ravenswood goldfield (discovered 1868) was the first significant goldfield in north Queensland, the fifth largest gold producer in Queensland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and an ...
The history of the site is linked to those of HH Barton (Ravenswood Gold Co) and AL Wilson (New Ravenswood Co), two of the town's most notable entrepreneurs and companies associated with the development of the gold mining industry in North Queensland, which gave significant impetus to the economic and social development of the region. [1]
Mount Thompson Crematorium, Queensland's first crematorium; North Brisbane Burial Ground, also known as Paddington Cemetery, Milton Cemetery, now redeveloped as Lang Park; Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium; Nundah Cemetery – Formerly known as German Station Cemetery; Pinnaroo Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane
Ravenswood Court House and Police Station is a heritage-listed former courthouse (now museum) and police station at Raven Street, Ravenswood, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. They were designed by the Queensland Department of Public Works and were built in 1882 by A Donald (court house) and FA Sparre (police station).
Ravenswood is one of the earliest sites associated with major gold mining in North Queensland which gave significant impetus to the economic and social development of the region. The Macrossan Street shop, as a substantial commercial building serving the needs of a prosperous mining community, demonstrates this development.
In 1917 the New Ravenswood Company closed. In the 1920s most of the timber buildings in Ravenswood were moved away, although brick buildings, such Thorp's Buildings could not be moved. [1] Ravenswood Shire was absorbed into Dalrymple Shire in 1929 and in 1930 Ravenswood became the first Queensland town to lose its railway connection. Mining had ...
Ravenswood Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1412. [1]On 18 January 1882, the subdivisions were abolished (meaning all of board members would be elected by all residents rather than having representatives from different parts of the division).