Mount Britton, Queensland
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Royal Mail Hotel and doctor's cottage, Mount Britton Goldfield, circa 1881 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Mount Britton | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 21°25′07″S 148°35′59″E / 21.4186°S 148.5997°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1881 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 398.3 km2 (153.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0100/km2 (0.026/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4742 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Britton (originally Mount Britten) is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It contains the abandoned gold rush town of Mount Britton in the former Nebo Shire. In the 2021 census, Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.
The Mount Britton area was part of the traditional lands occupied by the Wiri Aboriginal people. Native title was first applied for in 2006 and legally recognised on 31 July 2019.