Dotswood, Queensland

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Dotswood
Queensland
Dotswood is located in Queensland
Dotswood
Dotswood
Coordinates19°33′37″S 146°13′13″E / 19.5602°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

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]

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 (

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19°26′34″S 146°19′00″E / 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 (

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19°41′11″S 146°32′19″E / 19.6864°S 146.5387°E / -19.6864; 146.5387 (Surgeons Lookout)).[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dotswood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Dotswood – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49746)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "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. Australian Government. 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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