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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Fossilbrook, Queensland

Fossilbrook is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Fossilbrook had "no people or a very low population".

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.

Demographics

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

In the 2021 census, Fossilbrook had "no people or a very low population".

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fossilbrook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. 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
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fossilbrook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata