Spring Creek is a rural

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, Australia. In the , Spring Creek had a population of 20 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the Dawson River. The Glebe Weir () impounds the river to the south-west. Gilbert Range () commences in Gwambegwine, continues through Ghinghinda and

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, ending in the west of Spring Creek. Mount Moss in the north-east of the locality () is above sea level. The Precipice National Park () occupies the north-east corner of the locality. Apart from the protected area within the national park, the predominant land use is

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on native vegetation. There is a small amount of crop growing in the south of the locality near the Dawson River with irrigated crops near the weir.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 30 April 1999. Swindle Hill () takes its name from a gold mine

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. In the 1850s some gold had been found in the hill and in the 1862 prospectors dug a shaft but found little gold, so they sold the mine for a profit by " salting" 10 tons of ore with gold to give the impression that the mine was yielding more gold than it was. Mount Moss Provisional School opened on 28 April 1913 and closed circa 1928.

Demographics

In the , Spring Creek had a population of 15 people. In the , Spring Creek had a population of 20 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Spring Creek No 2 () * The Bend ()

Education

There are no schools in Spring Creek. The nearest schools are Taroom State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Taroom to the south-west and Theodore State School (Prep to Year 10) in Theodore to the north. There are no schools nearby that offer secondary education to Year 12.

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or boarding schools would be the options.

Attractions

There is a camping ground on the northern bank of the Dawson River beside the Glebe Weir () accessed by Glebe Weir Road. There is a boat ramp at the camping ground into the impounded river ().The camp ground and boat ramp are managed by the Banana Shire Council.

References

{{Shire of Banana Shire of Banana Localities in Queensland