Dotswood, Queensland

Dotswood is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Dotswood had a population of 101 people.[1]

Dotswood
Queensland
Dotswood
Coordinates19.5602°S 146.2202°E / -19.5602; 146.2202 (Dotswood (centre of locality))
Population101 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.02996/km2 (0.0776/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4820
Area3,370.6 km2 (1,301.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Dotswood:
Basalt Paluma Hervey Range
Basalt Dotswood Granite Vale
Breddan Ravenswood Mingela

Geography

The neighbourhood of Macrossan is located in the west of the locality beside the bridge over the Burdekin River.

The Great Northern Railway passes through the locality. There are a number of abandoned railway stations on that line within the locality:

Another abandoned station is Keelbottom railway station (19.4427°S 146.3168°E / -19.4427; 146.3168 (Keelbottom railway station)) on the now-closed Greenvale railway line.[3]

History

The neighbourhood of Macrossan takes its name from the Macrossan railway station, which in turn is named after the politician John Murtagh Macrossan.[4][5]

In the 2016 census Dotswood had a population of 101 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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

Attractions

Surgeons Lookout is a tourist attraction (19.6864°S 146.5387°E / -19.6864; 146.5387 (Surgeons Lookout)).[8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dotswood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Dotswood – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49746)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. "Macrossan – railway station in the Charters Towers Region (entry 20500)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. "Macrossan Stores Depot Group (Place ID 105330)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. "Burdekin River Rail Bridge (former) (entry 600442)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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