Dotswood, Queensland
| Dotswood Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dotswood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°33′37″S 146°13′13″E / 19.5602°S 146.2202°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 101 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.02996/km2 (0.0776/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4820 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,370.6 km2 (1,301.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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:
- Macrossan railway station (20°00′18″S 146°26′44″E / 20.0051°S 146.4456°E)[3]
- Exley railway station (19°57′05″S 146°31′21″E / 19.9515°S 146.5224°E)[3]
- Eneby railway station (19°55′21″S 146°33′23″E / 19.9225°S 146.5563°E)[3]
Another abandoned station is Keelbottom railway station (19°26′34″S 146°19′00″E / 19.4427°S 146.3168°E) 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:
- Flinders Highway, Macrossan: Macrossan Stores Depot Group[6]
- Great Northern railway: Burdekin River Rail Bridge[7]
Attractions
Surgeons Lookout is a tourist attraction (19°41′11″S 146°32′19″E / 19.6864°S 146.5387°E).[8]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dotswood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Dotswood – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49746)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Macrossan – railway station in the Charters Towers Region (entry 20500)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Macrossan Stores Depot Group (Place ID 105330)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Burdekin River Rail Bridge (former) (entry 600442)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
