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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| type = town
| name = Mount Surprise
| name = Mount Surprise
| state = qld
| state = qld
| image =
| image = Mount Surprise Railway Station - panoramio (4).jpg
| caption =
| caption = Mount Surprise railway station
| coordinates = {{coord|-18.1455|144.3175|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mount Surprise (town centre)}}
| latd = 18
| latm = 13
| pop = 138
| lats = 28
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/>
| longd = 144
| longm = 22
| established =
| longs = 05
| postcode = 4871
| area = 3613.4
| pushpin_label_position = left
| timezone = [[AEST]]
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 99.9 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
| dir1 = W
| location1 = [[Georgetown, Queensland|Georgetown]]
| dist2 = 124
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = [[Mount Garnet, Queensland|Mount Garnet]]
| dist3 = 219
| dir3 = SW
| location3 = [[Atherton, Queensland|Atherton]]
| dist4 = 285
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]]
| dist5 = 1717
| dir5 = NNW
| location5 = [[Brisbane]]
| lga = Shire of Etheridge
| lga = Shire of Etheridge
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Traeger|Traeger]]
| postcode = 4871
| fedgov = [[Division of Kennedy|Kennedy]]
| est =
| pop = 306
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}}
| pop_footnotes=<ref name="ABS2011"/>
| elevation= 453
| elevation= 453
| elevation_footnotes= <ref>[http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_030036.shtml Bureau of Meteorology]</ref>
| elevation_footnotes= <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_030036.shtml |title=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=28 October 2007 |archive-date=2 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902055001/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_030036.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
| maxtemp = 31.1
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| mintemp = 16.1
| mintemp = 16.1
| rainfall = 790.3
| rainfall = 790.3
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Mount Isa|Mount Isa]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Kennedy|Kennedy]]
| dist1 = 1722
| dir1 = NW
| location1= [[Brisbane]]
| dist2 = 285
| dir2 = SW
| location2= [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]]
| dist3 = 393
| dir3 = E
| location3= [[Normanton, Queensland|Normanton]]
| dist4 = 96
| dir4 = E
| location4= [[Georgetown, Queensland|Georgetown]]
| near-n = [[Fossilbrook, Queensland|Fossilbrook]]<br/>[[Springfield, Queensland (Mareeba Shire)|Springfield]]
| near-n = [[Fossilbrook, Queensland|Fossilbrook]]<br/>[[Springfield, Queensland (Mareeba Shire)|Springfield]]
| near-ne = [[Forty Mile, Queensland|Forty Mile]]
| near-ne = [[Forty Mile, Queensland|Forty Mile]]
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| near-nw = [[Abingdon Downs, Queensland|Abingdon Downs]]
| near-nw = [[Abingdon Downs, Queensland|Abingdon Downs]]
}}
}}
'''Mount Surprise''' is a town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Shire of Etheridge]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{cite QPN|23158|Mount Surprise|town|accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite QPN|41666|Mount Surprise|locality|accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref> In the [[census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], Mount Surprise had a population of 306 people.<ref name="ABS2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31165 |name=Mount Surprise (SSC)|accessdate=26 June 2016|quick=on}}</ref>
'''Mount Surprise''' is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Shire of Etheridge]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|23158|Mount Surprise|town in Shire of Etheridge|accessdate=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|41666|Mount Surprise|locality in Shire of Etheridge|accessdate=27 December 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 138 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
[[File:Waterlily Dam, Cattle station, Mt Surprise, North Queensland, 2022.jpg|left|thumb|Waterlily dam, 2022]]
The town is located in the [[Gulf Savannah]] in [[Far North Queensland]] on the [[Gulf Developmental Road]], {{convert|1722|km|mi|0}} north west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]] and {{convert|285|km|mi|0}} west of the regional centre of [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]].
The town is located in the [[Gulf Savannah]] in [[Far North Queensland]] on the [[Gulf Developmental Road]], {{convert|1722|km|mi|0}} north west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]] and {{convert|285|km|mi|0}} west of the regional centre of [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]].


== History ==
== History ==
The town was founded by [[Ezra Firth]], from the [[England|English]] county of [[Yorkshire]], who along with his family settled in the area in 1864. The property struggled at first; relations with the [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] inhabitants of the country were hostile and the country was not suited for wool growing. The discovery of [[gold]] in the 1880s and the subsequent [[gold rush]] allowed Firth to sell his sheep to the miners, convert his holding to cattle and become wealthy selling goods to the miners. In 1908, the [[The Savannahlander|railway]] reached Mount Surprise.<ref name="Walkabout">{{cite web
The town was founded by [[Ezra Firth]], from the [[England|English]] county of [[Yorkshire]], who along with his family settled in the area in 1864. The property struggled at first; relations with the [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] inhabitants of the country were hostile and the country was not suited for wool growing. The discovery of [[gold]] in the 1880s and the subsequent [[gold rush]] allowed Firth to sell his sheep to the miners, convert his holding to cattle and become wealthy selling goods to the miners. In 1908, the [[Etheridge railway line]] reached Mount Surprise.<ref name="Walkabout">{{cite web
| url = http://walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDMountSurprise.shtml
| url = http://walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDMountSurprise.shtml
| title = Mount Surprise
| title = Mount Surprise
| work = Walkabout - Australian Travel Guide
| work = Walkabout - Australian Travel Guide
| publisher = Fairfax
| publisher = Fairfax
| accessdate=28 October 2007
| accessdate = 28 October 2007
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070903064820/http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDMountSurprise.shtml
}}</ref>
| archive-date = 3 September 2007
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>


Mount Surprise Post Office opened by July 1908.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014}}</ref>
Mount Surprise Post Office opened by July 1908.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Mount*Surprise* | access-date = 4 March 2021}}</ref>


In October 1942 detachments of 16 Australian Field Company, [[Royal Australian Engineers]] travelled to [[Cooktown, Queensland|Cooktown]], Mount Surprise and [[Coen, Queensland|Coen]] to build Repeater Huts.<ref>{{Cite book |last=North |first=Alan Reeve |title=Building bases : 16 Australian Field Company Royal Engineers, in the defence of Australia in World War II |publisher=Alan Reeve North |year=2011 |isbn=9780646547039 |location=Canberra, Australia |pages=23}}</ref>
At the [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 census]], Mount Surprise and the surrounding area had a population of 162.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36911|name=Mount Surprise (Etheridge Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=28 October 2007|quick=on}}</ref>

Mount Surprise State School opened on 12 February 1917.<ref name="qs">{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=4 March 2021}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the locality of Mount Surprise and the surrounding area had a population of 162 people.<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36911|name=Mount Surprise (Etheridge Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=28 October 2007|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 306 people.<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31165|name=Mount Surprise (SSC)|accessdate=26 June 2016|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 169 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32044|name=Mount Surprise (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 138 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32026|name=Mount Surprise (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>


== Heritage listings ==
== Heritage listings ==
Mount Surprise has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
Mount Surprise has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* Gulf Developmental Road: [[Radar Hill, Mount Surprise|Radar Hill]]<ref>{{cite QHR|17120|No.53 RDF Station|602259|accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref>
* Gulf Developmental Road: [[Radar Hill, Mount Surprise|Radar Hill]]<ref>{{cite QHR|17120|No.53 RDF Station|602259|accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref>
* Via Mount Surprise: [[Quartz Hill Coach Change Station Site and Cemetery]]<ref>{{cite QHR|17044|Quartz Hill Coach Change Station Site and Cemetery|602232|accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref>
* Via Mount Surprise: [[Quartz Hill Coach Change Station]]<ref>{{cite QHR|17044|Quartz Hill Coach Change Station Site and Cemetery|602232|accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref>
* [[Etheridge railway line]]: [[Mount Surprise railway station]]<ref name="qhr">{{cite QHR|16398|Etheridge Railway|601637|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[Etheridge railway line]]: [[Mount Surprise railway station]]<ref name="qhr">{{cite QHR|16398|Etheridge Railway|601637|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>


==Amenities==
== Education ==
Mount Surprise State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Garland Street ({{coord|-18.1465|144.3199|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Surprise State School}}).<ref name=SchoolList2018>{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|date=9 July 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mtsurprisess.eq.edu.au/|title=Mount Surprise State School|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref name=ACARA2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]]|accessdate=28 January 2020|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}</ref>
The town today is little more than a [[Australian pubs|pub]], one cafe and two [[Filling stations|petrol stations]] with a small store, a gem-shop, a police station and two trailer parks or caravan parks. One park has a block of modern motel units. At the Mount Surprise Tourist Park, a large bird aviary is open to the public.


There are no secondary schools in Mount Surprise, nor nearby.<ref name=globe>{{Queensland Globe|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> [[Distance education in Australia|Distance education]] and boarding school are options.
Mount Surprise has a passenger rail service, [[The Savannahlander]], with a weekly service (from March to December inclusive) from the city of Cairns to [[Einasleigh, Queensland|Einasleigh]] and [[Forsayth, Queensland|Forsayth]] to the west and return to [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] in the east. The town is near the [[Undara Volcanic National Park]] and [[Forty Mile Scrub National Park]]. Other activities in the area include gem [[fossicking]].<ref name="Walkabout" />


==References==
== Amenities ==
The town has a [[Australian pubs|pub]], one cafe, two [[Filling stations|petrol stations]] with a small store, a post office, a train station, a gem-shop, a police station and two trailer parks or caravan parks.<ref name="EtheridgeShire">{{cite web |title=Mt Surprise |url=https://www.etheridge.qld.gov.au/region/history-culture/mt-surprise |website=Etheridge Shire Council |access-date=26 September 2021}}</ref> One park, Bedrock Village Caravan Park & Tours, has camp sites, cabins and a pool. It is one of the tour operators for guided tours to the lava tubes at [[Undara Volcanic National Park]].<ref name="Bedrock">{{cite web |title=Bedrock Village Caravan Park & Tours |url=https://bedrockvillage.com.au/ |website=Bedrock Village Caravan Park & Tours |access-date=26 September 2021}}</ref> At the Mount Surprise Tourist Park, a large bird aviary is open to the public.

== Attractions ==
Some of the [[Savannahlander]] tourist rail services start from, passes through, or stop at Mount Surprise.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tours|url=https://savannahlander.com.au/tour-home/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-04|website=[[Savannahlander]]|language=en-AU|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225083058/https://savannahlander.com.au/tour-home/}}</ref>

Collins Lookout is in the north of the locality ({{coord|-18.0389|144.4886|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Collins Lookout}}).<ref name="TouristPoints">{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Tourist points - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124222328/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> It is within the Byrimine cattle station.

The town is near the [[Undara Volcanic National Park]] and [[Forty Mile Scrub National Park]]. Other activities in the area include gem [[fossicking]].<ref name="Walkabout" />

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Bedrock Village Caravan Park, Mount Surprise, Queensland Australia.jpg|Bedrock Village Caravan Park
Image:Elizabeth Creek, Mount Surprise, Queensland Australia.jpg|Elizabeth Creek behind Bedrock Village
Image:Bottle Tree in Undara Volcanic National Park.jpg|A ''[[Brachychiton australis]]'' (Broad-leaved bottle tree) in Undara Volcanic National Park
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Mount Surprise, Queensland}}
* {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-mount-surprise-1976.jpg|title=Town map of Mount Surprise|date=1976|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}
[[File:Elizabeth Creek Valley panorama.jpg|800px|left|thumb|Panorama of Elizabeth Creek Valley. This picture was taken from the northern side of the O'Brien's Creek Fossicking Area from a hilltop.]]
[[File:Elizabeth Creek Valley panorama.jpg|800px|left|thumb|Panorama of Elizabeth Creek Valley. This picture was taken from the northern side of the O'Brien's Creek Fossicking Area from a hilltop.]]


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Latest revision as of 06:25, 18 October 2024

Mount Surprise
Queensland
Mount Surprise railway station
Mount Surprise is located in Queensland
Mount Surprise
Mount Surprise
Coordinates18°08′44″S 144°19′03″E / 18.1455°S 144.3175°E / -18.1455; 144.3175 (Mount Surprise (town centre))
Population138 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.03819/km2 (0.0989/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Elevation453 m (1,486 ft)[2]
Area3,613.4 km2 (1,395.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Etheridge
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
31.1 °C
88 °F		 16.1 °C
61 °F		 790.3 mm
31.1 in
Localities around Mount Surprise:
Abingdon Downs Fossilbrook
Springfield		 Forty Mile
Talaroo Mount Surprise Minnamoolka
Einasleigh Conjuboy Greenvale

Mount Surprise is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 138 people.[1]

Geography

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Waterlily dam, 2022

The town is located in the Gulf Savannah in Far North Queensland on the Gulf Developmental Road, 1,722 kilometres (1,070 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane and 285 kilometres (177 mi) west of the regional centre of Cairns.

History

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The town was founded by Ezra Firth, from the English county of Yorkshire, who along with his family settled in the area in 1864. The property struggled at first; relations with the indigenous inhabitants of the country were hostile and the country was not suited for wool growing. The discovery of gold in the 1880s and the subsequent gold rush allowed Firth to sell his sheep to the miners, convert his holding to cattle and become wealthy selling goods to the miners. In 1908, the Etheridge railway line reached Mount Surprise.[5]

Mount Surprise Post Office opened by July 1908.[6]

In October 1942 detachments of 16 Australian Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers travelled to Cooktown, Mount Surprise and Coen to build Repeater Huts.[7]

Mount Surprise State School opened on 12 February 1917.[8]

Demographics

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In the 2006 census, the locality of Mount Surprise and the surrounding area had a population of 162 people.[9]

In the 2011 census, the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 306 people.[10]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 169 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 138 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Mount Surprise has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

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Mount Surprise State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Garland Street (18°08′47″S 144°19′12″E / 18.1465°S 144.3199°E / -18.1465; 144.3199 (Mount Surprise State School)).[15][16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[17]

There are no secondary schools in Mount Surprise, nor nearby.[18] Distance education and boarding school are options.

Amenities

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The town has a pub, one cafe, two petrol stations with a small store, a post office, a train station, a gem-shop, a police station and two trailer parks or caravan parks.[19] One park, Bedrock Village Caravan Park & Tours, has camp sites, cabins and a pool. It is one of the tour operators for guided tours to the lava tubes at Undara Volcanic National Park.[20] At the Mount Surprise Tourist Park, a large bird aviary is open to the public.

Attractions

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Some of the Savannahlander tourist rail services start from, passes through, or stop at Mount Surprise.[21]

Collins Lookout is in the north of the locality (18°02′20″S 144°29′19″E / 18.0389°S 144.4886°E / -18.0389; 144.4886 (Collins Lookout)).[22] It is within the Byrimine cattle station.

The town is near the Undara Volcanic National Park and Forty Mile Scrub National Park. Other activities in the area include gem fossicking.[5]

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  • Bedrock Village Caravan Park
    Bedrock Village Caravan Park
  • Elizabeth Creek behind Bedrock Village
    Elizabeth Creek behind Bedrock Village
  • A Brachychiton australis (Broad-leaved bottle tree) in Undara Volcanic National Park
    A Brachychiton australis (Broad-leaved bottle tree) in Undara Volcanic National Park

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Surprise (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bureau of Meteorology". Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Mount Surprise – town in Shire of Etheridge (entry 23158)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Mount Surprise – locality in Shire of Etheridge (entry 41666)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Mount Surprise". Walkabout - Australian Travel Guide. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  6. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. ^ North, Alan Reeve (2011). Building bases : 16 Australian Field Company Royal Engineers, in the defence of Australia in World War II. Canberra, Australia: Alan Reeve North. p. 23. ISBN 9780646547039.
  8. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Surprise (Etheridge Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Surprise (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 June 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Surprise (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ "No.53 RDF Station (entry 602259)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Quartz Hill Coach Change Station Site and Cemetery (entry 602232)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Etheridge Railway (entry 601637)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  15. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Mount Surprise State School". Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  17. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Mt Surprise". Etheridge Shire Council. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Bedrock Village Caravan Park & Tours". Bedrock Village Caravan Park & Tours. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Tours". Savannahlander. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  22. ^ "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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Panorama of Elizabeth Creek Valley. This picture was taken from the northern side of the O'Brien's Creek Fossicking Area from a hilltop.
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