Mount Britton, Queensland

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Suburb of Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia
21°25′07″S 148°35′59″E / 21.4186°S 148.5997°E / -21.4186; 148.5997 (Mount Britton (centre of locality))Population4 (2021 census)[1] • Density0.0100/km2 (0.026/sq mi)Established1881Postcode(s)4742Area398.3 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 RegionState electorate(s)BurdekinFederal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Mount Britton:
Eungella Dam Crediton Septimus
Hail Creek Mount Britton Pinevale
Hail Creek Nebo Epsom

Mount Britton (originally Mount Britten) is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It contains the abandoned gold rush town of Mount Britton in the former Nebo Shire.[3] In the 2021 census, Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.[1]

Geography

The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks (from north to south):

  • The Stalk (21°18′37″S 148°29′22″E / 21.3103°S 148.4895°E / -21.3103; 148.4895 (The Stalk)) 660 metres (2,170 ft)[4][5]
  • Sydney Heads (21°24′55″S 148°34′47″E / 21.4152°S 148.5798°E / -21.4152; 148.5798 (Sydney Heads)) 921 metres (3,022 ft)[4][6]
  • The Marling Spikes (21°25′09″S 148°33′48″E / 21.4191°S 148.5633°E / -21.4191; 148.5633 (The Marling Spikes)) 723 metres (2,372 ft)[4][7]
  • Mount Seaview (21°26′29″S 148°42′40″E / 21.4414°S 148.7112°E / -21.4414; 148.7112 (Mount Seaview)) 860 metres (2,820 ft)[4][8]
  • Mount Britton (21°28′09″S 148°34′44″E / 21.4691°S 148.5790°E / -21.4691; 148.5790 (Mount Britton)) 727 metres (2,385 ft)[4][9]
  • Mount Adder (21°29′11″S 148°43′19″E / 21.4864°S 148.7219°E / -21.4864; 148.7219 (Mount Adder)) 712 metres (2,336 ft)[4][10]
  • Boundary Gap Mountain (21°30′26″S 148°42′53″E / 21.5071°S 148.7146°E / -21.5071; 148.7146 (Boundary Gap Mountain)) 700 metres (2,300 ft)[4][11]

Dullawunna is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality (21°26′00″S 148°32′00″E / 21.4333°S 148.5333°E / -21.4333; 148.5333 (Dullawunna (neighbourhood))).[12]

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.[13]

Mount Britten Post Office opened on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912.[14] Mount Britten Provisional School opened c. 1883 and closed in 1906.[15]

After alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned.[13]

The former township is now a historical site at the end of Mount Britton Road (21°24′13″S 148°32′43″E / 21.4035°S 148.5452°E / -21.4035; 148.5452 (Mount Britton (historic town))).[16]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255.[17]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 9 people.[18]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 4 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.[16]

See also

  • flagQueensland portal

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Britton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Britton – locality in Isaac Region (entry 47030)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Mount Britton – town in Isaac Region (entry 47030)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "The Stalk – mountain in Isaac Region (entry 34140)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Sydney Heads – mountain in Isaac Region (entry 33018)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "The Marling Spikes – mountain in Isaac Region (entry 34018)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Mount Seaview – mountain in Isaac Region (entry 30337)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Mount Britton – mountain in Isaac Region (entry 4577)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Mount Adder – mountain in Isaac Region (entry 111)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Boundary Gap Mountain – mountain in Isaac Region (entry 4062)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Dullawunna – locality unbounded in Isaac Regional (entry 10788)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Mount Britton". Tourism & Events Queensland. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  14. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List Mount Britten". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  15. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  16. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Britton (Nebo Shire)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Britton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

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

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