We head for Mount Britton and on the road was some pretty awesome scenery
There is a lot of mining that goes on up in the northern parts of Queensland and some pretty interesting machinery to go with it
Another interesting landscape
and another
This was the landscape of the drive into Mount Britton. Mount Britton is an abandoned gold mining town, situated approximately 35 minutes drive north-east of Nebo. Founded in 1880 when a tent city for gold mining sprung up, the township became known as Mount Britton. At the height of the goldmining era in 1883, Mount Britton was a thriving township with a post and telegraph office, lands office, school of the arts, numerous hotels, stores, butcher and baker and a population of 1500. By 1884 the town was declining with the best gold areas already mined and by 1887 most businesses closed and the mining ceased in 1890. Today Mount Britton still holds evidence of this once prosperous mining town, with many old mining equipment and materials still on site. There is a lookout, a mining display, and several rustic shelters containing high quality period prints and an information board on the history of the area.
Camped at the base of the Marling Spike mountains. A pretty awesome campsite and all by ourselves!
The following pictures basically tells the story of this ghost town and how the people shaped the towns history
Remnants of the old township
Formation of the town
About the mountains
Scattered around the old township are signs and old pictures of buildings and people that used to live in the township
Haha the Thunderbox!
Researcher and Author
More pictures of our camp at the base of the mountains
Home sweet home!
Our camp fire with the moon in the background
Hello Mr Moon
The next day we decided to take a long walk on a trail that leads up into the mountains
There are still a number of mining leases in the area and shanty accomodation is still there
Inside the luxury accomodation
On the way up the mountain side
Through the trees
Table top
The northern wall
After 1 and a half hours in and up a fairly steep gradient we decided that was enough and time to turn back
The following day was a visit to the Mount Britton Cemetry (and not because we were being admitted!)
In respect for the deceased no photos of the grave sites were taken
After a very relaxing stay, (in Karen's words it felt like a holiday on our holidays)
Next we head towards further north to the beautiful Euengella National park but for now.....
It was time to hit the road!
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