Riverton is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. It is on the Queensland border with

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. In the , Riverton had a population of 29 people.

Geography

The

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forms the eastern boundary of the locality and the border between Queensland and New South Wales. Mount Bowman is in the centre of the locality (), rising to above sea level. Riverton Road enters the locality from the south (

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) and then runs through the eastern part of the locality loosely parallel with the

before exiting to the north-east ( Mingoola). Just off Riverton Road on the Hynes Bridge Road is Hynes Bridge (), which crosses the river to

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. The Riverton Limestone Mine and Processing Plant is in the north of the locality off Riverton Road (). Apart from the mine, the land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation with some crop growing in the eastern parts of the locality along the river.

History

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a

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coach service from

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changed horses at Riverton.

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was an early crop in the district being grown by Chinese farmers from 1881. As it was a profitable crop, by 1901 many farmers were growing tobacco, achieving record prices. The Hynes Bridge over the Dumaresq River linking Riverton in Queensland to Mingoola in New South Wales opened in June 1941. It was named after J. D. Hynes, the President of the Tenterfield Shire Council in recognition of his work. Until the 1960s, timber was an important industry for the area with a timber mill at Riverton owned by Rex Weight. The Riverton Limestone Quarry opened in the 1960s. As it needed electricity, power poles and power lines were erected to link Riverton to the power station at Ashford, providing electicity to the locality.

Demographics

In the , Riverton had a population of 10 people. In the , Riverton had a population of 29 people.

Education

There are no schools in Riverton. The only nearby school is

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(Prep to Year 10) in

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to the north-west. There is no nearby school providing education to Year 12; the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

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