Lyndhurst is a locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Lyndhurst had a population of 8 people.[1]

Lyndhurst Queensland
Lyndhurst
Coordinates	19.2551°S 144.3514°E / -19.2551; 144.3514
Population	8 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.00177/km2 (0.00459/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	4,518.6 km2 (1,744.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Shire of Etheridge
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Lyndhurst: Forsayth Einasleigh Conjuboy Gilberton Lyndhurst Greenvale Porcupine Porcupine Basalt

Geography

The terrain is mostly mountainous and bounded to the east by the Great Dividing Range and to the west by the Gregory Range and Gilbert Range. Significant peaks include Butlers Knob 844 metres (2,769 ft), Mount Lookout 883 metres (2,897 ft), and Teddy Mountain 864 metres (2,835 ft).[3]

The Einasleigh River rises in the south of the locality and flows north. The Copperfield River rises in the west of the locality and flows to the north-west of the locality. The two rivers have their confluence at the town of Einasleigh in the locality to the immediate north of Lyndhurst.[3] The Einasleigh River has a catchment area of 24,366 square kilometres (9,408 sq mi).[4] Following its confluence with the Gilbert River, they spill into a vast estuarine delta approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide[5] that largely consists of tidal flats and mangrove swamps across the Gulf Country. The Einasleigh River descends 730 metres (2,400 ft) over its 618-kilometre (384 mi) course.[3]

Blackbraes National Park is in the south of the locality with a small extension into neighbouring Porcupine.[3]

The Kennedy Developmental Road passes through the locality from north to south.[3]

Lyndhurst pastoral station occupies much of the northern part of the locality. It has an airstrip at 19.1950°S 144.3712°E / -19.1950; 144.3712 (Lyndhurst Airstrip) with IATA code LTP and ICAO code YLHS.[3]

History

The Lyndhurst pastoral run was established about 1863 by Mr Barnes and John Fulford. The property bred prize-winning Hereford cattle.[6]

Lyndhurst Provisional School opened in 1958 but closed on 5 December 1959. The children were transferred to the Lucky Downs school.[7]

The locality was named and bounded on 23 June 2000. Although the origin of the name of the locality is not recorded, it presumably takes its name from the pastoral station.[2]

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