Red Hill Mining Town Traditional Cache
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A town long gone
Welcome to Iron Baron, or what is left of it.
Iron Baron was once a thriving mining town run by BHP, fetauring shops, a school, social club, golf course, swimming pool, hospital and a sizeable population. All that is left is one house and resident, a bit of a tennis court and the main road through to Iron Knob. The remaining house was about the only one not owned and subsequently sold off by BHP as it was the government owned teacher house! It is still lived in as a private residence now.
Iron Baron had a proud mining history, being established in 1933 until the mine closure in 1989. The Iron Baron-Iron Prince mines here yielded some 56 million tonnes of iron ore and nearly 10 million tonnes of low grade 52.5%Fe ore is still stored here at the mines.
Today Iron baron is a sleepy, beautiful spot with lush arid lands vegetation, animals and birdlife. Enjoy the spot and don't forget to cache in and trash out.
RED HILL MINING TOWN HALL OF FAME
1st - BUNYA
2nd - WOMBAT33
3rd - S.A. PARROTHEAD
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Fueho bhg bs cynpr?
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