b ane . ▁The ▁Burn ett ▁Highway ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Morgan ' s ▁highest ▁point ▁of ▁ 3 4 1 ▁metres ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁approximately ▁, ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 0 ▁metres ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁B are e ▁town ship . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁European ▁migr ants ▁sett ling ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁K ang ulu ▁pe op les ▁traditional ▁lands . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁gold ▁min ing ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁and ▁over ▁time ▁the ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁Mine ▁has ▁produced ▁gold , ▁silver ▁and ▁co pper . ▁Among ▁those ▁making ▁a ▁fortune ▁from ▁this ▁mine ▁was ▁William ▁Kno x ▁D ' Ar cy . ▁D ' Ar cy ▁used ▁his ▁fortune ▁to ▁fin ance ▁oil ▁expl oration ▁in ▁Iran , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - Pers ian ▁O il ▁Company ▁( now ▁B P ). ▁M ining ▁of ▁cl ay ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁hill ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁furn ace ▁br icks ▁comm enced ▁soon ▁after ▁that ▁time , ▁continu ing ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁The ▁resulting ▁man - made ▁c aves ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Fire cl ay ▁Ca ver ns , ▁which ▁contained ▁large ▁open ings ▁that ▁measure ▁between ▁ 4 – 1 2 ▁metres ▁in ▁height ▁from ▁the ▁cave ▁floor . ▁Din osa ur ▁foot print s ▁( pres erved ▁as ▁inf ills