Mt Molloy

It is north of Mareeba and south of Mt Carbine, just south of the junction of the road that goes to the coast between Mossman and Port Douglas via Julatten.

It is a small historical mining town, today home to about 300 people.

    

It was named after Pat Molloy, a teamster who in search for his cattle, found a copper outcrop.

    

For four years he mined it on his own, expording the copper from Port Douglas to Europe.

   

Later the lease was taken over by others, including James Venture Mulligan at one stage.

    

Venture later bought the pub of the town, which he run and in which he accidentally died while breaking up a fight at the age of 70.

    
 
His grave is in the nearby cemetery - his main claim of fame is that he is the guy who found the gold deposits that would start Palmer River and Hodgkinson gold rushes that lead to the establishment of Cooktown, Cairns and Port Douglas.

    

Today the pub is still there, and also has accommodation.

   

Now that the mining is gone the main industry is cattle, and the small Mt Molloy also has a church and a memorial hall,

    

... a general store and an opal shop, 

    

... and if you get hungry, apart from the pub there is also a bakery and a cafe.

    

If your hunger is mighty big, get the famous Mt Molloy Burger of the Lot that occasionally makes it to the local newspapers.

    

Or buy one and share, or else you may fall asleep and not be able to drive any further :-)

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