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Mount Britton, Queensland
Mount Britton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Royal Mail Hotel and doctor's cottage, Mount Britton Goldfield, circa 1881 | |||||||||||||||
  Mount Britton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°25′07″S 148°35′59″E / 21.4186°S 148.5997°E / -21.4186; 148.5997Coordinates: 21°25′07″S 148°35′59″E / 21.4186°S 148.5997°E / -21.4186; 148.5997 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 255 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.5930230.5930/km2 (1.535921.536/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1881 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4742 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 430.0 km2 (166.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Isaac Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Britton (originally Mount Britten) is a locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It was formerly a township in the former Nebo Shire.
Contents
1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 Further reading
5 External links
History
School children and teacher portrait at the Provisional School, Mount Britton, 1885
The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field, and at its height had a population of 1500 inhabitants.
Mount Britten Post Office opened on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912.[3]
Mount Britten Provisional School opened c. 1883 and closed in 1906.[4]
At the 2006 census, Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255.[1]
When alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned. It currently exists as a historical site.
See also
- List of ghost towns
References
^ ab Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Britton (Nebo Shire)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-05-03..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Mount Britton - locality in Isaac Region (entry 47030)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
Further reading
Ford, Lyall R. (Lyall Robert) (2001), Below these mountains : the adventures of John Henry Mills - pioneer photographer and gold miner, Taipan Press, ISBN 978-0-9590776-1-2 (includes historical aspects of Mount Britton)
External links
Media related to Mount Britton, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Mount Britton
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