Queenton, Queensland

Queenton is a suburb of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Queenton
Charters Towers, Queensland
Bushland, Queenton, 2013
Queenton
Coordinates20°04′33″S 146°16′53″E
Population1,702 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4820
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Queenton:
Charters Towers City Richmond Hill Columbia
Towers Hill Queenton Broughton
Mosman Park Millchester Broughton

Geography

The Great Northern railway passes through Queenton from the north-east to the south-west with Charters Towers railway station within the locality. The railway line forms both part of the locality's north-eastern boundary and also part of its western boundary. The Flinders Highway forms a part of the locality's eastern boundary.[3]

The land is predominantly flat (approximately 300 metres above sea level), partly residential, partly old mine ruins, and partly undeveloped bushland.[3]

History
Queenton State School, 1904

Queenton State School opened on 13 July 1891 and closed on 1 September 1931.[4]

In the 2011 census, Queenton had a population of 1,702 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Queenton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Queenton (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. "Queenton (entry 49632)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Agency ID 9190, Queenton State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. "Signals, Crane and Subway, Charters Towers Railway Station (entry 602627)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. "Charters Towers Gold Mine Shafts and Remains (entry 602221)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. "Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers (entry 602512)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  • "Charters Towers Suburbs". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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