Fossilbrook

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Fossilbrook
Queensland
Fossilbrook is located in Queensland
Fossilbrook
Fossilbrook
Coordinates17°51′34″S 144°15′25″E / 17.8594°S 144.2569°E / -17.8594; 144.2569 (Fossilbrook (centre of locality))
Population5 (2016 census)
 • Density0.0106/km2 (0.0274/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area473.2 km2 (182.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Fossilbrook:
Amber Amber Amber
Abingdon Downs Fossilbrook Springfield
Mount Surprise Springfield Springfield

Fossilbrook is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Fossilbrook had a population of 5 people.

Geography

The Tablelands railway line passes through the locality with the locality being served by Lyndbrook railway station (17°50′08″S 144°26′34″E / 17.8356°S 144.4427°E / -17.8356; 144.4427 (Lyndbrook railway station)).

History

Fossilbrook Provisional School opened in 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Fossilbrook State School. It closed on 1926.

In the 2016 census Fossilbrook had a population of 5 people.

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fossilbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Fossilbrook – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 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 Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0