A Heritage Guide to Far North Queensland.
This book introduces the tropical region extending from the Torres Strait Islands and Cape York Peninsula to the tourism gateways of Cairns and Port Douglas and the World Heritage-listed Bellenden Ker rainforests. It continues through the Atherton Tableland to the South Johnstone canefields and westward to the savannah plains of the Etheridge and Gulf of Carpentaria.
It's a vast region with plenty of natural variety - thick tropical jungles, dusty plains, thundering waterfalls, mirror-like lakes and mist-shrouded mountains. This variety is reflected in the diverse and unique cultural heritage places that tell of the region's rich, romantic and often cruel history. Choose from eight highway trails that showcase the exciting natural and cultural heritage treasures of Queensland's Tropical North.
The eight heritage trails are Tropical Coast Heritage Trail, Cape York Heritage Trail, Thursday Island Heritage Trail, Chillagoe Heritage Trail, Wet Tropics Heritage Trail, Herberton Heritage Trail, Goldfields Heritage Trail, Gulf Ports Heritage Trail.
This book is an easy-to-use guide for those seeking to make the most of their Far North Queensland travel experience. In addition to Cairns it includes the centres of Port Douglas, Cooktown, Mareeba, Atherton, Herberton, Gordonvale, Innisfail, Malanda, Georgetown, Croydon, Normanton and Burketown, and over 40 other historical townships.
An ideal reference for historians, nature-lovers, travellers and tourists - the book contains over 400 colour prints and lots of historical photos, plus colour maps to guide you. It is the definitive heritage tour guide to Far North Queensland, describing almost 600 heritage places including 26 national parks, historical railways, goldfields, hotels, churches, town halls, post offices, theatres, timber mills, court houses, cemeteries, sugar mills, Chinese temples, wartime airfields and more.
