Mount Britton, Queensland

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 is located in Queensland
Mount Britton
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
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

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. 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.

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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