Broughton, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Broughton
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.0977°N 146.3255°W
Pop:714
Postcode:4820
Area:283.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:6.0
Dir1:SE
Location1:Charters Towers CBD
Dist2:140
Dir2:SW
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1312
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Charters Towers Region
Stategov:Traeger
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Breddan
Near-Ne:Dotswood
Near-E:Ravenswood
Near-Se:Seventy Mile
Near-S:Seventy Mile
Near-Sw:Black Jack
Near-W:Millchester
Mosman Park
Near-Nw:Columbia
Queenton

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

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.

The Great Northern railway passes through the locality, entering from the north-east (Dotswood) across the Burdekin River and exits to the west (Queenton). Sellheim railway station serves the locality (-20.0093°N 146.4151°W).[2]

History

Black Jack Provisional School opened on 21 March 1887. It became Black Jack State School on 6 July 1891. It closed in 1949. It was north of the Butler Blocks Mine to the east of Diamantina Road (approx), now within Broughton.[3] [4]

Broughton Road Provisional School opened circa 1895 and closed circa 1896 due to low student numbers.[5] Broughton Road runs in a south-west direction from Millchester.[6]

Broughton Provisional School opened in 1905.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] 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.[12] On 1 January 1909, it became Broughton State School. It closed in 1930. In 1934, the building was sold for removal.[13] [14] 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).[15]

Demographics

In the, Broughton had a population of 726 people.

In the, Broughton had a population of 714 people.

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.[16]

Facilities

Sellheim Cemetery is on the south side of junction of the Flinders Highway with Harthorpe Road (-20.0095°N 146.4014°W).[17]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: 1941 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m349 . 26 June 2024 . . Map . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083521/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m349-admin-bdy-1941/original . live .
  4. Web site: 1942 . Charters Towers . 26 June 2024 . . Map . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083522/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-charters-towers-1942/original . live .
  5. News: 3 June 1897 . EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . LIII . 12,290 . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083438/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3651998 . live .
  6. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail . 27 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  7. News: 21 October 1904 . Concert at the Broughton. . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . 4 . 1110 . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083431/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214355197 . live .
  8. News: 27 January 1905 . Advertising . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 1 . National Library of Australia . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083524/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79046096 . live .
  9. News: 10 May 1905 . QUEENTON SHIRE COUNCIL. . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 . National Library of Australia . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083431/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79060044 . live .
  10. News: 3 June 1905 . Government Works. . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 (SECOND EDITION) . National Library of Australia . 10154 . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083431/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174216949 . live .
  11. News: 8 July 1905 . GOMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' CONCESSIONS. . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 4 . National Library of Australia . LXII . 14,817 . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083958/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19301988 . live .
  12. News: 29 December 1905 . Broughton Provisional School. . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . 10 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110092624/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79078141 . live .
  13. News: 11 August 1934 . Advertising . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 1 . National Library of Australia . 10 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110092627/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/81237230 . live .
  14. News: 14 September 1934 . CITY COUNCIL . 28 June 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083949/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/81239107 . live .
  15. Web site: 1941 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m349 . 28 June 2024 . . Map . 28 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628083521/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m349-admin-bdy-1941/original . live .
  16. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 27 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  17. Web site: 12 November 2020. Cemetery Areas - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b. 15 November 2020. 12 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.

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