The Isis Junction railway station is a former railway station on the North Coast railway line in Buxton, Bundaberg Region,

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, Australia. It was the junction for the former

Isis railway line The Isis Branch Railway Line was a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was approved for construction by the Parliament of Queensland in September 1885. The North Coast line north from Brisbane, reached Maryborough in Augus ...

that served the

Shire of Isis The Shire of Isis was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the south of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Childers covered an area of , and existed as a local governme ...

History

The name reflects its role as the junction to the Isis railway line. In turn, the name Isis comes from the nearby Isis River, which in turn is believed to be named after the Isis River in England by William Howard, a pioneer miner in the district who came from London. The town of Isistown was surveyed by Fred. J. Charlton around the Isis Junction railway station and to the north of the Isis River (split across the present day localities of Isis River and Buxton). The first land sale of town allotments were held on 9 January 1886. The town was promoted as having many benefits including: * being the junction of the two railway lines * having a good river * having excellent timber * being in a district with rich agricultural potential * being prospected for coal fields A further land sale for Isistown was held on 5 June 1886, but today there is no evidence that any town was established in the area. Isistown Provisional School opened circa 1888 and closed circa 1890.

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