Magoffin’s Grave

Magoffin’s grave is down a dusty dirt track about 45 kms west of Yaraka in Queensland.

Magoffin’s Grave

You’ll pass it if you’re looking for Magee’s Shanty, made famous by Banjo Paterson in his poem The Bush Christening.

It is a simple yet beautiful tribute to a man who died whilst looking for water in 1885.

Magoffin’s Grave

Magoffin’s Grave

A lonely grave for what would have been a lonely death.