| Hi, Ernestyna, my boss sent me this. He has just ridden his bike through hinterland QLD during his holiday, and stayed in a small mining town called Cracow. Can't find much on this town, in terms of Polish connection, but with a name like Cracow, there would have to be some Polish connection? Alas, but even the cemetery in Cracow has NOT one Polish name. Why not? Can we ask Puls Polonii readers, someone might know! Lets ask for anybody who lives in Cracow, Queensland, to tell us their story. Apparently there is an old house in Cracow, called Cracow as well. Ursula.
Thanks, Ursula. In our unpublished stories Archives we have unearthed a letter from Joanna Kucyper sent to us in October 2007 in which we read:
Szanowna Redakcjo. Pare lat temu wedrujac w Queensland, z Rockhampton do Miles, natrafilismy na taki oto drogowskaz. Oczywiscie sfotografowalismy ten drogowskaz z swojska, chociaz po angielsku napisana nazwa Cracow. Obecnie przypomnialo mi sie o tym i odszukalam w internecie troche danych na temat miejscowosci Cracow . Cytuje: Once a prosperous gold mining town, Cracow is located 154 kilometres south east of Biloela. Gold was discovered in 1850, with the Golden Plateau N.L Company operating the mine from 1936 to 1976. Once promoted as a 'ghost town' Cracow has recently been given a new lease on life with the reopening of the gold mine(...)
Much of Cracow can be enjoyed on foot, by taking a 'walking tour' of the deserted buildings in the main street, the cemetery and the abandoned grand hospital. Envisage how life was in this once vibrant and prosperous town. A visit to Cracow Hotel is an experience and tour in its own right. Enjoy country hospitality, a meal, a yarn and hotel's display of memorabilia dedicated to the pioneering stockmen and country 'larrikins'. Take a short drive to 'Cracow Beach' and marvel at the rare Livistonia Palms prevalent to the Dawson River area. Nearest Highway: Leichhardt Highway Nearest Airport: Theodore.
Mysle,ze przygotowujac sie do obchodow 170-lecia osadnictwa polskich emigrantow w Australii i NPW mozemy rowniez zainteresowac sie historia nazwy tej miejscowosci, w ktorej od 1850 roku byly kopalnie zlota. Ciekawe, czy nazwa miejscowosci australijskiej Cracow ma jakies powiazania z nazwa miasta Krakow? To jest bardzo interesujace. Nastepnym razem podczas wedrowki przez Queensland zaplanujemy sobie
rowniez odwiedzenie australijskiego 'ghost town' Krakowa. Przesylam pozdrowienia. Joanna z Andrzejem i rodzinka.
Wikipedia o osadzie Cracow
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