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Mount Britton, QLD Australia
| Address | Peak Downs Highway,
Nebo
Queensland, 4742, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Mount Britton | | Telephone Enquiries : | 07-4950 5471 |
Mount Britton is situated in Nebo Shire approximately 92 kilometres west of Mackay. Mount Britton was founded in 1880 when a tent city for gold mining sprung up on the banks of Oxley Creek and the township became known as Mount Britton. Within a few weeks the area was turned into a bustling township. Within a few months there were many pubs, stores, butchers and bakers in the township. There was even a tobacconist, a book seller and a photographic studio.
The mining warden estimated that there were 1500 people living in the area by mid June 1881. By 1884 the once bustling gold township was declining as the development of serious drought set in, by 1908 only one family remained.
Today Mount Britton still holds evidence of this once prosperous mining town, with many old mining equipment and materials still on site. Some say the main reef has not been struck and that if found it could yield some excellent specimens that would pay considerably, prospectors are today still lured to Mount Britton by the thought of undiscovered gold. On-site at Mount Britton are information boards that detail the areas history. Gold mining tours and an interpretative centre are available at Mount Briton.
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| Activity | Fossicking, Prospecting. | | Entity Facility | Car park, Public Toilet. | | Experience | Adventure, Cultural, Historic/Heritage, Industry/Mining/Agriculture, Nature based, Outback. |
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