Mount Cole History Major Thomas Mitchell, who in 1836 was the earliest known European explorer through the area, named Mt Cole after one of his commanding officers. Very diplomatic. Earlier Beaufort gloried in the name ‘Yam Holes’. So called because the first miners dug numerous small holes in the area, desperately seeking native yams to avoid starvation. For a while the post office at this town was called Raglan Post Office – confusing because the town of Raglan existed nearby. Source: Forests Notes for Mount Cole State Forest by Darryl Glover June 2004: The mountain was created 390 million years ago when hot magma pushing up from deep beneath the earth, but failing to break through, crystallised to for granite rock. Daily for millions of years nature continued to sculpt the area eroding the softer sediment, leaving the hard rock protruding from the plains below. To the local Beeripmo tribe, Mount Cole is called ‘...
