Hazledean is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Hazledean had a population of 27 people.

Geography

Black Waterhole Creek enters the locality from the east (

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) and flows north-west through the locality, briefly forming part of the northern boundary of the locality, before flowing through the locality to become the north-western boundary and exit to the north-west ( Pinevale), where it becomes a tributary of the

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. The

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enters the locality from the north (Eton) and then forms part of the eastern boundary of the locality before passing through the locality and exiting to the south-east ( Blue Mountain). The Ben Mohr State Forest extends from the south-east to the locality through to the north-west and beyond into neighbouring Pinevale, Brightly, and Eton. Apart from this large protected area, the main land use in the locality is

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on native vegetation, but much of the land is

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History

In October 1864, James Ready applied for a publican's licence for the Traveller's Rest Hotel along Black Waterhole Creek. A hotel (later known as the Range Hotel) operated on that site until 2 March 1990 when it was burned down. On 18 August 1868, 32 town lots and 2 suburban losts were sold in the Town of Hazeldean ().

Demographics

In the , Hazledean had a population of 19 people. In the , Hazledean had a population of 27 people.

Education

There are no schools in Hazledean. The nearest government primary schools are Eton State School in neighbouring

to the north and Mirani State School in Mirani to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani Sate High School, also in Mirani.

Facilities

Hazeldon-Eton Range Cemetery is on the eastern side of the junction of Holmes and Ready Streets and to the west of Black Waterhole Creek ().

References

External links

* {{Mackay Region Mackay Region Localities in Queensland