Only the chimney from the Cumberland Battery and the man-made lagoon remain from this once thriving mining town. Cumberland was born when gold was discovered in 1872.� The first prospecting claim was registered in that same year.� �It grew to be one of the major gold producers in the Etheridge goldfield. The Cumberland Company dammed nearby Cumberland Creek to create a permanent water supply for the township. The mine and tramway closed in 1897 and the town population numbers declined; the town is now a ghost town.� There is a rest area which can be used by overnight campers. The myriad of birdlife attracts keen birdwatchers to this pretty lagoon.
