Paramedic's Palace.
The old Ambulance station at the even older gold mining town of Ravenswood in North Queensland. There is a description and history of the town in the shot of the Railway Hotel or here
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood,_Queensland
The gold mines ha e been basically shut for years, but like all mining activities, particularly gold as the price went up in recent years, it became sometimes worth it to reprocess old tailings and/or open up deposits or potential deposits that were either not paying their way or fully explored.
Something to look at in this shot is the enormous bank of overburden above and behind the Ambulance station building. In recent years, certainly since we last visited, mining for gold has recommenced by open cut behind the town and it is now totally overshadowed by the enormous banks of overburden that have been thrown up by the mine. It looks more like a coal field than a gold mine. Apart from the unsightly mess and visual impact on the town, it is not likely to be near as controversial.
There always has to be a wheelie bin doesn't there!
Paramedic's Palace.
The old Ambulance station at the even older gold mining town of Ravenswood in North Queensland. There is a description and history of the town in the shot of the Railway Hotel or here
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood,_Queensland
The gold mines ha e been basically shut for years, but like all mining activities, particularly gold as the price went up in recent years, it became sometimes worth it to reprocess old tailings and/or open up deposits or potential deposits that were either not paying their way or fully explored.
Something to look at in this shot is the enormous bank of overburden above and behind the Ambulance station building. In recent years, certainly since we last visited, mining for gold has recommenced by open cut behind the town and it is now totally overshadowed by the enormous banks of overburden that have been thrown up by the mine. It looks more like a coal field than a gold mine. Apart from the unsightly mess and visual impact on the town, it is not likely to be near as controversial.
There always has to be a wheelie bin doesn't there!