Dotswood, Queensland
Dotswood is a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] The neighbourhood of Macrossan is located in the west of the locality beside the bridge over the Burdekin River; the neighbourhood takes its name from the Macrossan railway station, which in turn is named after the politician John Murtagh Macrossan .[2][3]
| Dotswood Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dotswood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°33′37″S 146°13′13″E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4820 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Heritage listings
Dotswood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Flinders Highway, Macrossan: Macrossan Stores Depot Group[4]
- Great Northern railway: Burdekin River Rail Bridge[5]
References
- "Dotswood (entry 47870)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Macrossan - railway station in the Charters Towers Region (entry 20500)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Macrossan Stores Depot Group (Place ID 105330)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Burdekin River Rail Bridge (former) (entry 600442)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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