| Irvinebank Queensland |
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Irvinebank
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| Population: | 311 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Established: | 1884 |
| Postcode: | 4887 |
| Elevation: | 750 m (2,461 ft) |
Irvinebank is a village in the western foothills of the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. It was once a thriving town with an economy based on mining, milling and smelting. At the 2006 census, Irvinebank had a population of 311.[1]
In the ten years up to the 1911 census the population had swelled from 619 to 1264, but another 10 years saw it reduced back to only 607 and continued to fall.[2] First known as Gibbs Camp, the town was founded in 1884 by John Moffat, who had purchased the mining leases from the original prospectors. He built a dam, a mill, smelters and other infrastructure that attracted settlers and miners to the area.[3]
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