Mount Britton, Queensland
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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Mount Britton
| state = qld
| image = StateLibQld 2 296643 Royal Mail Hotel and doctor's cottage, Mount Britton Goldfield, ca. 1881.jpg
| caption = Royal Mail Hotel and doctor's cottage, Mount Britton Goldfield, circa 1881
| coordinates = {{coord|-21.4186|148.5997|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mount Britton (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 4
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established = 1881
| postcode = 4742
| area = 398.3
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 50.1
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Nebo
| dist2 = 131
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Mackay
| dist3 = 150
| dir3 = NE
| location3 = Moranbah
| dist4 = 994
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Isaac Region
| stategov = Burdekin
| fedgov = Capricornia
| elevation =
| maxtemp =
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| near-n = Crediton
| near-ne = Septimus
| near-e = Pinevale
| near-se = Epsom
| near-s = Nebo
| near-sw = Hail Creek
| near-w = Hail Creek
| near-nw = Eungella Dam
}}
Mount Britton (originally Mount Britten) is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47030|Mount Britton|locality in Isaac Region|access-date=27 December 2020}} It contains the abandoned gold rush town of Mount Britton in the former Nebo Shire.{{cite QPN|47030|Mount Britton|town in Isaac Region|access-date=2 June 2024}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.
Geography
The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks (from north to south):
- The Stalk ({{coord|-21.3103|148.4895|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=The Stalk}}) {{convert|660|m}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|34140|The Stalk|mountain in Isaac Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Sydney Heads ({{coord|-21.4152|148.5798|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Sydney Heads}}) {{convert|921|m}}{{cite QPN|33018|Sydney Heads|mountain in Isaac Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- The Marling Spikes ({{coord|-21.4191|148.5633|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=The Marling Spikes}}) {{convert|723|m}}{{cite QPN|34018|The Marling Spikes|mountain in Isaac Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Mount Seaview ({{coord|-21.4414|148.7112|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Seaview}}) {{convert|860|m}}{{cite QPN|30337|Mount Seaview|mountain in Isaac Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Mount Britton ({{coord|-21.4691|148.5790|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Britton}}) {{convert|727|m}}{{cite QPN|4577|Mount Britton|mountain in Isaac Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Mount Adder ({{coord|-21.4864|148.7219|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Adder}}) {{convert|712|m}}{{cite QPN|111|Mount Adder|mountain in Isaac Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Boundary Gap Mountain ({{coord|-21.5071|148.7146|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Boundary Gap Mountain}}) {{convert|700|m}}{{cite QPN|4062|Boundary Gap Mountain|mountain in Isaac Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Dullawunna is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality ({{coord|-21.4333|148.5333|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Dullawunna (neighbourhood)}}).{{cite QPN|10788|Dullawunna|locality unbounded in Isaac Regional|access-date=8 March 2023}}
History
The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field and, at its height, had a population of 1500 inhabitants.{{Cite web |title=Mount Britton |url=https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b25f912880253d74c479c9-mount-britton |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Tourism & Events Queensland |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801020259/https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b25f912880253d74c479c9-mount-britton |url-status=live }}
Mount Britten Post Office opened on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912.{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List Mount Britten | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Mount*Britten* | access-date = 9 March 2021 | archive-date = 23 July 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220723032734/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2AMount%2ABritten%2A | url-status = live }} Mount Britten Provisional School opened {{Circa|1883}} and closed in 1906.{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
After alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned.
The former township is now a historical site at the end of Mount Britton Road ({{Coord|-21.4035|148.5452|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Britton (historic town)}}).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=3 March 2021}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the locality of Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36829 |name=Mount Britton (Nebo Shire)|accessdate=2009-05-03|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 9 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31961|name=Mount Britton (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31943|name=Mount Britton (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
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.
See also
{{Portal|Queensland}}
References
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- {{Citation|title=Below these mountains : the adventures of John Henry Mills - pioneer photographer and gold miner|publication-date=2001|author1=Ford, Lyall R. (Lyall Robert)|publisher=Taipan Press|isbn=978-0-9590776-1-2}} (includes historical aspects of Mount Britton)
External links
{{Commons category|Mount Britton, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/mount-britton|title=Mount Britton|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
{{Isaac Region}}
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Category:Ghost towns in Queensland
Category:Mining towns in Queensland
Category:Populated places established in 1881
Category:1881 establishments in Australia