Blackbutt, Queensland

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Blackbutt
Queensland
Population: 572 [1]
Established: 1887
Postcode: 4306
Elevation: 474 m (1,555 ft)
Location:
LGA: South Burnett Regional Council
State District: Nanango
Federal Division: Maranoa

Blackbutt is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the D'Aguilar Highway, in the South Burnett Local Government Area, 166 kilometres north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Blackbutt had a population of 572.[1]

European settlement in the Blackbutt area began in 1842, when the Scott family established Taromeo station. In 1887, the Scott family ceded land to found both Blackbutt and its neighbouring town of Benarkin. Blackbutt is named for the Blackbutt trees (Eucalyptus pilularis) native to the area. Farms were established in the area and the discovery of gold in the area in the late 1800s lead to population growth in the town. Blackbutt was connected to the Brisbane Valley rail line in 1905. The line was closed in the 1980s and is now a popular rail trail [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Blackbutt (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
  2. ^ Blackbutt-Benarkin: The Timber Towns. South Burnett Tourism. South Burnett Online. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.

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Coordinates: 26°53′S 152°06′E / -26.883, 152.1

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