Mount Britton (originally Mount Britten) is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. It contains the abandoned gold rush town of Mount Britton in the former

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. In the , Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.

Geography

The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks (from north to south): * The Stalk () * Sydney Heads () * The Marling Spikes () * Mount Seaview () * Mount Britton () * Mount Adder () * Boundary Gap Mountain () Dullawunna is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality ().

History

The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field and, at its height, had a population of 1500 inhabitants. Mount Britten Post Office opened on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912. Mount Britten Provisional School opened and closed in 1906. After alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned. The former township is now a historical site at the end of Mount Britton Road ().

Demographics

In the , the locality of Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255. In the , the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 9 people. In the , the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Britton. The nearest primary school is Nebo State School in neighbouring Nebo to the south. There are no nearby secondary schools;

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or boarding schools would be options.

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* {{authority control Ghost towns in Queensland Mining towns in Queensland Populated places established in 1881 1881 establishments in Australia Isaac Region Localities in Queensland Towns in Queensland