Mount Britton, Queensland
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.
| Mount Britton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Royal Mail Hotel and doctor's cottage, Mount Britton Goldfield, circa 1881 | |||||||||||||||
  Mount Britton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21.4186°S 148.5997°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 255 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.5930/km2 (1.536/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1881 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4742 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 430.0 km2 (166.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Isaac Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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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
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Britton (Nebo Shire)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- "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. 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)
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