GEORGETOWN
Georgetown is the next small town
heading west to Normanton. So small in fact that there are no banks or
branded supermarkets. Georgetown is a very small place. That said not
the smallest. Not that long back won the Qld’s tidiest town
award and the attributes that gave the town the win are still in
place. Small, tidy and friendly.   _small.JPG)
The Information Centre is the site for
the Terrestrial Collection.
This was a private collection that has with arrangement with the local
authorities to be on display and accessible to the public. This is an
outstanding and world class presentation and all visitors should visit
the collection. This is a good value for money presentation.   
Georgetown is sited on the
Etheridge River
which was the site of a gold rush in the 1870s; the town of Georgetown
was established on the site of the diggings. Originally known by the
name Etheridge, the town's name was changed in 1871 to honour an early
gold commissioner, Howard St George. By 1900 grazing had replaced gold
mining as the region's primary source of income.
Georgetown is one of the
real locations mentioned several times in the novel "A Town Like
Alice" by Nevil Shute.
About 20 km
out of Georgetown on the road to Croydon is the Cumberland Chimney all
that is left of an old gold crushing plant. Nearby is a particularly
attractive lagoon
which is a popular watering hole for birds from the surrounding area.
The Hotel in
Georgetown is still the source of information story telling.
The Anglican
and
Catholic
Churches are still going strong, the Wesley Church since relocated
from Croydon stands empty.
The War
Memorial is located at the Council Headquarters.
This is a
thoroughly nice town that earns a stop-over
Diary
notes 
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