Mungana is a former mining town in the rurallocality ofChillagoe in theShire of Mareeba,Queensland, Australia .[1]
Mungana Post Office opened by 1907 (areceiving office had been open in 1897 and 1898), closed in 1945, reopened in 1951 and closed again in 1960.[2]
It was once the site of copper mines that featured in theMungana Affair.
Although currently and historically within thelocal government area ofShire of Mareeba, between 2008 and 2013, it was part ofTablelands Region) due to a local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed.
TheMungana Archaeological Area is aheritage-listed site.[3]
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