Seventy Mile, Queensland

Seventy Mile is a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Seventy Mile had a population of 231 people.[1]

Seventy Mile
Queensland
Gold mining town of Mount Leyshon, circa 1890
Seventy Mile
Coordinates20.6188°S 146.5833°E / -20.6188; 146.5833
Population231 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.03433/km2 (0.08891/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4820
Area6,729.1 km2 (2,598.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Seventy Mile:
Black Jack Broughton Ravenswood
Campaspe Seventy Mile Mount Wyatt
Campaspe Llanarth Mount Coolon

Geography

The former Mount Leyshon which was excavated as part of the Mount Leyshon gold mine was located in the north-west of the locality (20°16′59″S 146°16′00″E).[3][4]

History

Mount Leyshon Provisional School opened circa 1890 and became Mount Leyshon State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1927 due to low attendances. It reopened in 1930 before finally closing circa 1931.[5]

The Mount Leyshon mine reopened as an open pit mine in 1987 and operated until 2002. During that time, it produced 2.5 million ounces of gold 2.3 million ounces of silver.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Seventy Mile (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Seventy Mile – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 44555)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "Mount Leyshon – former mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 19265)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Business of the Company following the Demerger of Leyshon Energy". Leyshon Resources. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.


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