Mount Britton, Queensland
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Mount Britton is a historical township in Nebo Shire, Queensland
, Australia
. The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field, and at its height had a population of 1500 inhabitants. At the 2006 census
, Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255.
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 maintained by Nebo Shire.
Historical aspects of Mount Britton are recorded in Lyall Ford's book Below These Mountains: The Adventures of John Henry Mills Pioneer Photographer and Gold Miner.
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. The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field, and at its height had a population of 1500 inhabitants. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255.
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 maintained by Nebo Shire.
Historical aspects of Mount Britton are recorded in Lyall Ford's book Below These Mountains: The Adventures of John Henry Mills Pioneer Photographer and Gold Miner.