Alton is a town within the
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
of
St George in the
Shire of Balonne
The Shire of Balonne is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia, over from the state capital, Brisbane. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1879. It is headquartered in its main town, S ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
As at 2018, it is completely covered in bushland and there are no buildings or evidence of the roads shown on the town map.
Geography
Alton is located to the south of the
Moonie River and north of the
Moonie Highway. The
Alton National Park is to the south-east of the town.
History
Alton first appears on an 1883 survey plan.
In March 1884 town and suburban lots in Alton were offered for sale, described as on the Moonie River and east of St George. In January 1885, the
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended f ...
gazetted a camping reserve to the west of the town.
As at October 2018, there is no evidence that any development occurred in the town.
References
External links
Town map of Alton, 1977
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Towns in Queensland
Shire of Balonne