Paradise, Queensland

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Paradise
Coringa,  Queensland
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Paradise
Coordinates 25°21′12″S151°55′15″E / 25.3533°S 151.9208°E / -25.3533; 151.9208 (Paradise (town centre)) Coordinates: 25°21′12″S151°55′15″E / 25.3533°S 151.9208°E / -25.3533; 151.9208 (Paradise (town centre))
Postcode(s) 4621
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn

Paradise is a town on the Burnett River, in Queensland, Australia, within the present-day locality of Coringa in the North Burnett Region. Although it is still officially gazetted as a town, the town no longer has buildings or people. [1]

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History

The town was established as a gold mining centre and was abandoned once the gold ran out. The main reef on the goldfield extended for two miles along Finneys Creek. [2]

A post office opened on 3 April 1890 and closed about June 1905. [2] [3]

A town reserve was proclaimed on 20 July 1891. [2]

Paradise Provisional School opened about 1892 and closed in 1904. [4] It was at 25°21′15″S151°55′14″E / 25.3542°S 151.9206°E / -25.3542; 151.9206 (Paradise Provisional School (former)) . [5] In December 1905, tenders were called to relocate the school building to Mount Shamrock. [6]

The Paradise Public Hall was relocated to Mount Shamrock where it was officially repened circa September 1905. [7]

The town site is partially inundated by Lake Paradise, formed by the construction of Paradise Dam on the Burnett River. [1] Prior to inundation, an archaeological excavation of the town site was conducted by the University of Queensland archaeological services unit, revealing much about life in Queensland gold rush towns. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Paradise – population centre (absent feature) in the North Burnett Region (entry 26024)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Frew, Joan (1981) Queensland Post Offices 1842-1980 and Receiving Offices 1869-1927, p. 387. Fortitude Valley, Queensland: published by the author, ISBN   0-9593973-0-2
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Town of Paradise" (Map). Queensland Government. 1891. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Official Notifications". The Telegraph . No. 10316. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1905. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Country news". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LXII, no. 14, 895. Queensland, Australia. 7 October 1905. p. 14. Retrieved 25 July 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ van de Wetering, Jodie (9 September 2005). "The official history of Paradise". ABC Wide Bay . Retrieved 23 May 2007.[ dead link ]

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