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Broughton
Queensland
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Broughton
Coordinates 20°05′52″S146°19′32″E / 20.0977°S 146.3255°E / -20.0977; 146.3255 (Broughton (centre of locality))
Population714 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.5194/km2 (6.525/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4820
Area283.4 km2 (109.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s) Traeger
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Broughton:
Columbia
Queenton 		Breddan Dotswood
Millchester
Mosman Park 		Broughton Ravenswood
Black Jack Seventy Mile Seventy Mile

Broughton is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Broughton had a population of 714 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Flinders Highway, to the east by the Burdekin River, and to the south by the Broughton River. [3]

The Great Northern railway passes through the locality, entering from the north-east (Dotswood) across the Burdekin River and exits to the west (Queenton). [3] Sellheim railway station serves the locality ( 20°00′33″S146°24′54″E / 20.0093°S 146.4151°E / -20.0093; 146.4151 (Sellheim railway station) ). [4]

History

Black Jack Provisional School opened on 21 March 1887. It became Black Jack State School on 6 July 1891. It closed in 1949. [5] It was north of the Butler Blocks Mine to the east of Diamantina Road (approx 20°08′10″S146°13′06″E / 20.1362°S 146.2182°E / -20.1362; 146.2182 (Black Jack State School (former)) ), now within Broughton. [6] [7]

Broughton Road Provisional School opened circa 1895 and closed circa 1896 due to low student numbers. [8] [9] Broughton Road runs in a south-west direction from Millchester. [10]

Broughton Provisional School opened in 1905. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] At the end of the school year in December 1905, the school had been operating for six weeks and there were about 20 students with teacher Miss Murray, estimated to be around half the children in the area. [16] On 1 January 1909, it became Broughton State School. It closed in 1930. [8] In 1934, the building was sold for removal. [17] [18] The precise location of the school is unclear, but the mines which motivated its establishment were located in the Broughton township area immediately north of the Broughton River near its confluence with the Burdekin River (in the vicinity of 20°06′42″S146°25′11″E / 20.1118°S 146.4198°E / -20.1118; 146.4198 (Broughton State School (former, approximate)) ). [11] [19]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Broughton had a population of 726 people. [20]

In the 2021 census, Broughton had a population of 714 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Broughton. The nearest government primary schools are Millchester State School in neighbouring Millchester to the west, Charters Towers Central State School in Charters Towers CBD to the west, and Richmond Hill State School in Richmond Hill to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in the Charters Towers CBD. [21]

Facilities

Sellheim Cemetery is on the south side of junction of the Flinders Highway with Harthorpe Road ( 20°00′34″S146°24′05″E / 20.0095°S 146.4014°E / -20.0095; 146.4014 (Sellheim Cemetery) ). [22]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Broughton – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m349" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Charters Towers" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  8. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ↑ "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LIII, no. 12, 290. Queensland, Australia. 3 June 1897. p. 7. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Concert at the Broughton". The Evening Telegraph . Vol. 4, no. 1110. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1904. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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  19. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m349" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  20. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Broughton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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