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Cracow is a gold mining town and locality in Queensland, Australia, in the Banana Shire local government area. The town is located on the Theodore – Eidsvold road, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Cracow and the surrounding area had a population of 123. ==History== The town was named for a pastoral run, named in 1851 by pastoralist, John Ross, for the Polish city of Kraków which had made a brave stand for independence.〔 Gold was first discovered in Cracow in 1875 by itinerant fossickers and a further discovery of a nugget was made by an Aboriginal man in 1916. In 1931, the Golden Plateau mine was established and it operated continuously until 1976. Cracow Post Office opened on 1 October 1932. At its gold mining peak, the town included five cafes, barber shop, billiard saloon, two butchers, a picture theatre and a soft drink factory. The closure of the mine led to Cracow becoming a ghost town with many deserted houses and shops. In 2004, Newcrest Mining reestablished gold mining in the town, leading to hopes the town may recover.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cracow, Queensland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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