Mount Elliot is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. It contains the mountain of the same name. In the , Mount Elliot had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The

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and the North Coast railway line form the northern boundary of the locality, with the locality once served by the now-abandoned Clevedon railway station (). The northern part of Mount Elliot is still known as Clevedon. The locality has the following named peaks (from north to south): * Mount Storth () * Saddle Mountain () * Mount Elliot () * Shoulder () * Sharp Elliot () The locality is considerably more mountainous than its surrounding localities at 50–100 metres above sea level. The entire locality forms part of the Bowling Green Bay National Park with the Alligator Creek and its waterfall being within the Mount Elliot part of the park. Mount Elliot is a

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with the northern and western parts of the mountain draining into the Ross River which enters the

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at Townsville City and the southern and eastern parts of the mountain draining into the Haughton River which enters the Coral Sea near Giru.

History

The mountain was most likely named by Thomas Stewart, captain of the merchant ship, '' Lady Elliot'', which sailed from Calcutta to Sydney in 1815–1816. It is believed the ship was named after the wife of

Hugh Elliot Hugh Elliot (6 April 1752 – 1 December 1830) was a British diplomat and then a colonial governor. Education and early career Hugh Elliot was born on 6April 1752, the second son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, and the younger brother of Gilbert E ...

, Privy Counsellor, and Governor of Madras from 1814 to 1820. From 1846 until 1863, shipwreck survivor James Morrill lived with the Aboriginal clan whose country was Mount Elliot and the surrounding area.

Demographics

In the , Mount Elliot had a population of 8 people. In the , Mount Elliot had "no people or a very low population".

References

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