Billiard Saloon - Cracow, QLD
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Tuena
S 25° 17.758 E 150° 18.193
56J E 228459 N 7199547
A ghost sign in the ghost town of Cracow.
Waymark Code: WMT7YE
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 10/11/2016
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There are several ghost signs in Cracow, a ghost mining town. Some are quite difficult to discern with this one being the most difficult. One can make out Billiard & Saloon but not the owner's name. I visited the only business in town, the Hotel Cracow & the lass behind the bar confirmed it was a billiard saloon.
Cracow owed its existence to a large gold mine on the edge of town which was opened in 1931 & operated until 1976. It reopened in 2003 however the town is little changed due to the mine having its own camp & workers living in nearby larger towns.