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    Broughton, Queensland

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    Broughton
    Broughton
    Coordinates20°05′52″S 146°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 zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
    Location
    • 6.0 km (4 mi) SE of Charters Towers CBD
    • 140 km (87 mi) SW of Townsville
    • 1,312 km (815 mi) NNW of Brisbane
    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]

    Geography[edit]

    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″S 146°24′54″E / 20.0093°S 146.4151°E / -20.0093; 146.4151 (Sellheim railway station)).[4]

    History[edit]

    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″S 146°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″S 146°25′11″E / 20.1118°S 146.4198°E / -20.1118; 146.4198 (Broughton State School (former, approximate))).[11][19]

    Demographics[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Sellheim Cemetery is on the south side of junction of the Flinders Highway with Harthorpe Road (20°00′34″S 146°24′05″E / 20.0095°S 146.4014°E / -20.0095; 146.4014 (Sellheim Cemetery)).[22]

    References[edit]

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    1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broughton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
    2. ^ "Broughton – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
    3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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.
    12. ^ "Advertising". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 27 January 1905. p. 1. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
    13. ^ "QUEENTON SHIRE COUNCIL". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 10 May 1905. p. 2. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
    14. ^ "Government Works". The Telegraph. No. 10154. Queensland, Australia. 3 June 1905. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
    15. ^ "GOMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' CONCESSIONS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXII, no. 14, 817. Queensland, Australia. 8 July 1905. p. 4. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
    16. ^ "Broughton Provisional School". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 29 December 1905. p. 3. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
    17. ^ "Advertising". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 11 August 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
    18. ^ "CITY COUNCIL". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1934. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
    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. Edit this at Wikidata
    21. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
    22. ^ "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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