Stanthorpe literally means 'tintown', as Stannum is Latin for 'tin' and thorpe is Middle English for 'village'. The Queensland Surveyor General, Augustus Charles Gregory, is credited with coining the name in 1872.
So there were lots of tin miners in our area many years ago. Many lived in very primitive shacks close to their claim. This little shed has various assorted pieces of machinery scattered about it and is situated in an area that was mined.
LOL - and it would have been freezing in winter!! And cramped and primitive! What's the saying? "Men were men in those days" or some such thing... And they weren't even getting gold - just tin! :) @casablanca
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