The Mount Hypipamee Crater on the Atherton Tablelands.

The Atherton Tableland is a fertile plateau which is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. It is located west to south-south-west inland from Cairns, well into the tropics, but its elevated position provides a climate suitable for dairy farming. it has an area of around 32,000 km² with an avaerage altitude between 600 and 900m AHD. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x2057, 524 KB) Summary This panorama was taking by myself. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x2057, 524 KB) Summary This panorama was taking by myself. ... The Mount Hypipamee Crater on the Atherton Tablelands. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Central Cairns from Mount Whitfield looking southeast. ... Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or more properly, an animal husbandry enterprise, raising female cattle, goats, or other lactating animals for long-term production of milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy for processing and eventual retail sale. ... The Australian Height Datum is a theoretical reference surface (datum) for altitude measurement in Australia. ...

The principal river flowing across the plateau is the Barron River, which was dammed to form an irrigation reservoir named Lake Tinaroo. The Barron River is located on the Atherton Tableland inland from Cairns in Northern Australia. ... Lake Tinaroo, also known as Tinaroo Dam, is a man-made reservoir on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ...

The area was originally explored for its mining potential where deposits of tin and a little gold were found. General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Standard atomic weight 118. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Standard atomic weight 196. ...

Towns on the Atherton Tableland

• Atherton
• Herberton
• Kairi
• Kuranda
• Mareeba
• Malanda
• Millaa Millaa
• Tinaroo
• Tolga
• Yungaburra
• Ravenshoe

Atherton is the hub of the Atherton Tableland region in Queensland, Australia, located at , 752 m above sea level. ... Bold textHerberton is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia, located at , 882 m above sea level. ... Kairi (pronounced Key-rye) is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Kuranda (postcode 4881) is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... -1... Malanda is a small and pleasant town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... The Millaa Millaa lookout (also called Gentle Annie lookout) presents 180-degree views from the northwest to the southeast of the Atherton Tableland Millaa Millaa is a small town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Tinaroo is a town in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Tolga is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Yungaburra is a small heritage village located in the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Ravenshoe (pronounced Ravens-hoe not Raven-shoe) is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ...

Industry

Atherton was first explored by JV Mulligan in 1875, but it was John Atherton who settled near the town which now bears his name in 1877. Atherton is the hub of the Atherton Tableland region in Queensland, Australia, located at , 752 m above sea level. ... James Venture Mulligan (1837-1907) was a bushman and prospector. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... John Atherton, born August 9, 1837 and died May 16, 1913, was an explorer of the Far North Queensland area of Queensland, Australia. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Originally a pioneering pastoralist, John Atherton was the first to find tin deposits in Northern Queensland. Local legend has it that Tinaroo Creek received its name from Atherton who shouted, "Tin! Hurroo!" when he first made his discovery. Atherton and his friends, William Jack and John Newell, discovered the famous lode, which became the Great Northern Tin Mine. A rush of miners from the Hodgkinson’s Goldfields followed. The construction of a dray road through the Tableland brought a secondary rush, this time timber cutters to mine the red gold (redcedar) of the rainforest. Redcedar cutters camps were at Rocky Creek, Prior Pocket, Oonda Swamp (Carrington) & Ziggenbein’s Pocket. Although tin was a major part in the Tablelands, timber is what Atherton owes its existence to with large areas of redcedar, kauri, maple, black bean, walnut, white beech and red tulip oak being milled for buildings. General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Standard atomic weight 118. ... Map of Far North Queensland Far North Queensland (abreviated to FNQ) is a region of Queensland covering the northern part of the state. ... Lake Tinaroo, also known as Tinaroo Dam, is a man-made reservoir on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... species (Toona australis - Australian Redcedar, usually included in ) Toona calantas - kalantas Toona ciliata - toon, suren Toona sinensis - timber is known as suren, sometimes grown as an ornamental without an accepted common name. ... Binomial name Agathis robusta (C.Moore ex F.Muell. ... Distribution Species See List of Acer species Maples are trees or shrubs in the genus Acer. ... Black bean can mean: The black turtle bean, a small, black variety of the common bean especially popular in Latin American cuisine Douchi, a kind of fermented soybean especially popular in the cuisine of China The black gram Any black-colored variety of bean; beans which include black-colored varieties... “Walnut Tree” redirects here. ...

Before the town of Atherton developed, a full-blown Chinatown sprang into existence. The Chinese had moved from the Palmer River Goldfields to the Atherton area, where the big timber stands had been cleared to make way for farming. The Chinese were considered pioneers of agriculture in North Queensland as 80% of crop production on the Tablelands was grown by them and they played a vital role in opening up the area for settlement. After the crops, they turned to dairying. As the population of Chinatown increased, small shops appeared, wells were sunk to supply water, there were cooks, herbalists, doctors and merchants etc. The rough straw huts were replaced by sawn timber houses with verandahs and corrugated iron roofs. By 1909, Chinatown had become the largest concentration of Chinese on the Tablelands with a population on 1100. Today, the Hou Wang Temple remains as one of the few reminders of the former Chinese population of the Atherton Tablelands. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A dairy farm near Oxford, New York in the United States. ... See also Herbalism A Herbalist is: 1. ... A verandah is a large balcony on the level of a ground floor. ... Corrugated iron is a building material made by taking sheet iron or steel and pressing it into corrugations to give the flat sheet stiffness without the need for a frame. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Hou Wang Temple located in Atherton a short walk from Platypus Park on Herberton Road. ...

Atherton Tablelands.

The attack on Pearl Harbour changed the world for many and Atherton felt the full thrust of this event’s far-reaching impact. Panic-stricken coastal dwellers began to arrive in large numbers and then moved further inland. Fortunately, the only invasion to reach Atherton was by the Australian Army who considered the Tablelands an ideal staging post for the war in the Pacific. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... This article is about the actual attack. ... The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... It has been suggested that Greater East Asia War in the Pacific be merged into this article or section. ...

In the Second World War, Australian troops were camped around the district prior to being sent to the front and then again on their return. Many soldiers were interred at the war cemetery in Atherton. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... It has been suggested that Greater East Asia War in the Pacific be merged into this article or section. ...

Crops grown in and around Atherton include sugarcane, corn/maize, avocados, strawberries, macadamia nuts and mangoes and citrus. Tobacco was also grown for many years. Dairying, grazing and poultry are also present on the Tableland. Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae), native to warm temperate to tropical... This article is about cereals in general. ... “Corn” redirects here. ... Binomial name Persea americana Mill. ... Strawberries Promo Strawberries is an album by The Damned released October 1982 on Bronze Records (catalogue #BRON 542). ... Species Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia tetraphylla The macadamia nut is the fruit of a tree native to the east coast of Australia. ... This article is about the fruit. ... Species & major hybrids Species Citrus aurantifolia - Key lime Citrus maxima - Pomelo Citrus medica - Citron Citrus reticulata - Mandarin & Tangerine Major hybrids Citrus ×sinensis - Sweet Orange Citrus ×aurantium - Bitter Orange Citrus ×paradisi - Grapefruit Citrus ×limon - Lemon Citrus ×limonia - Rangpur lime Citrus ×latifolia - Persian lime See also main text for other hybrids Citrus... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ...

Tourism also contributes to the Tableland economy, with Tinaroo Dam being the focal point. Yungaburra is also becoming a tourist destination with a number of restaurants and Bed and Breakfasts. Lake Tinaroo, also known as Tinaroo Dam, is a man-made reservoir on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Yungaburra is a small heritage village located in the Cairns hinterland, north Queensland, Australia. ... A bed and breakfast, often referred to as a B&B, is a lodging typically operated out of a large single family residence where guests can be accommodated at night in private bedrooms (which may or may not be equipped with private baths) and where breakfast, sometimes Continental and sometimes...

Places of interest

• Lake Barrine
• Lake Eacham
• Curtain Fig Tree - turnoff is located 1km before the township of Yungaburra.
• Undara Volcanic National Park
• Hann Tableland National Park
• Mount Hypipamee Crater and Dinner Falls - are located approx 23 km south west of Atherton on the Kennedy Highway.

Lake Barrine, is stituated in the Atherton Tablelands, close to Lake Eacham. ... Lake Eacham on the Atherton Tableland of Queensland is of volcanic origin, and is now a popular tourist lake. ... Curtain Fig Tree Creation of the Curtain Fig Tree The Curtain Fig Tree is one of the largest trees in Tropical North Queensland, Australia, and one of the best known attractions on the Atherton Tableland. ... Yungaburra is a small heritage village located in the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Undara Volcanic is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 1339 km northwest of Brisbane. ... Hann Tableland is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 1436 km northwest of Brisbane. ... The Mount Hypipamee Crater on the Atherton Tablelands. ... Atherton is the hub of the Atherton Tableland region in Queensland, Australia, located at , 752 m above sea level. ... The Kennedy Highway (Highway 1) is a highway in northern Queensland, Australia. ...

See also

• Regions of Queensland

Map of official regions of Queensland. ...

External links

• Atherton Tableland travel guide