Paradise, Queensland

Paradise was a ghost town on the Burnett River, in Queensland, Australia.[1]

Paradise
Queensland
Paradise
Coordinates25°21′38″S 151°53′15″E
LGA(s)North Burnett Region

History

The town was established as a gold mining centre and was abandoned once the gold ran out. The main reef on the goldfield extended for two miles along Finneys Creek.[2]

A Town Reserve was proclaimed here on 20 July 1891.[2] A post office opened on 3 April 1890 and closed about June 1905.[2][3] Paradise Provisional School opened about 1892 and closed in 1904.[4]

The town site is now inundated by Lake Paradise, formed by the construction of Paradise Dam on the Burnett River.[1] Prior to inundation, an archaeological excavation of the town site was conducted by the University of Queensland archaeological services unit, revealing much about life in Queensland gold rush towns.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Paradise – unbounded locality in the North Burnett Region (entry 26024)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. Frew, Joan (1981) Queensland Post Offices 1842-1980 and Receiving Offices 1869-1927, p. 387. Fortitude Valley, Queensland: published by the author, ISBN 0-9593973-0-2
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. van de Wetering, Jodie (9 September 2005). "The official history of Paradise". ABC Wide Bay. Retrieved 23 May 2007.


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