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Mount Britton (originally Mount Britten) is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Britton had a population of 9 people.[1]

Mount Britton
Queensland
Royal Mail Hotel and doctor's cottage, Mount Britton Goldfield, circa 1881
Mount Britton
Coordinates21.4186°S 148.5997°E / -21.4186; 148.5997 (Mount Britton (centre of locality))
Population9 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0226/km2 (0.059/sq mi)
Established1881
Postcode(s)4742
Area398.3 km2 (153.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 50.1 km (31 mi) N of Nebo
  • 131 km (81 mi) SW of Mackay
  • 150 km (93 mi) NE of Moranbah
  • 994 km (618 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Isaac Region
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Mount Britton:
Eungella Dam Crediton Septimus
Hail Creek Mount Britton Pinevale
Hail Creek Nebo Epsom

It was formerly a township in the former Nebo Shire.


History


School children and teacher portrait at the Provisional School, Mount Britton, 1885
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. When alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned.[citation needed] It currently exists as a historical site at the end of Mount Britton Road (21.4035°S 148.5452°E / -21.4035; 148.5452 (Mount Britton (historic town))).[3]

Mount Britten Post Office opened on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912.[4]

Mount Britten Provisional School opened c. 1883 and closed in 1906.[5]

At the 2006 census, Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255.[6]

In the 2016 census Mount Britton had a population of 9 people.[1]


Education


There are no schools in Mount Britton. The nearest primary school is Nebo State School in neighbouring Nebo to the south. There are no nearby secondary schools; distance education or boarding schools would be options.[3]


See also



References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Britton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Britton – locality in Isaac Region (entry 47030)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List Mount Britten". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Britton (Nebo Shire)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

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