Seventy Mile, Queensland

For similarly named places, see Seventeen Mile, Queensland; Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland; and Seventeen Seventy, Queensland.

Seventy Mile is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Seventy Mile had a population of 204 people.^[1]

Seventy Mile Queensland
Gold mining town of Mount Leyshon, circa 1890
Seventy Mile
Coordinates	20.6188°S 146.5833°E / -20.6188; 146.5833 (Seventy Mile (centre of locality))
Population	204 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.03254/km2 (0.08428/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4820
Area	6,269.3 km2 (2,420.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	108 km (67 mi) S of Charters Towers 244 km (152 mi) SSW of Townsville 1,289 km (801 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Seventy Mile: Black Jack Broughton Ravenswood Campaspe Seventy Mile Mount Wyatt Campaspe Llanarth Mount Coolon

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by Lake Dalrymple, which is the impoundment of a number of rivers, including the Burdekin River (which bounds the locality to the north-east) and its tributary the Broughton River (which bounds the locality to the north), and by the Suttor River (which bounds the locality to the south-east).^[3]

The terrain is mountainous with numerous named peaks:^[3]

• Black Knob (20.2612°S 146.1866°E / -20.2612; 146.1866 (Black Knob)) 415 metres (1,362 ft)^[4][5]
• Blackfellow Mountain (The Pinnacles) (20.3808°S 146.8353°E / -20.3808; 146.8353 (Blackfellow Mountain (The Pinnacles))) 342 metres (1,122 ft)^[4][6]
• Camp Oven Mountain (20.3733°S 146.8030°E / -20.3733; 146.8030 (Camp Oven Mountain)) 446 metres (1,463 ft)^[4][7]
• Cornishman (20.1496°S 146.4289°E / -20.1496; 146.4289 (Cornishman)) 345 metres (1,132 ft)^[4][8]
• Matthews Pinnacle (20.2463°S 146.3408°E / -20.2463; 146.3408 (Matthews Pinnacle)) 370 metres (1,210 ft)^[4][9]
• Mount Alma (20.6224°S 146.6370°E / -20.6224; 146.6370 (Mount Alma)) 250 metres (820 ft)^[4][10]
• Mount Billygoat (20.5386°S 146.3366°E / -20.5386; 146.3366 (Mount Billygoat)) 310 metres (1,020 ft)^[4][11]
• Mount Clarke (20.8819°S 146.7624°E / -20.8819; 146.7624 (Mount Clarke)) 262 metres (860 ft)^[4][12]
• Mount Cooper (20.4947°S 146.8114°E / -20.4947; 146.8114 (Mount Cooper)) 496 metres (1,627 ft)^[4][13]
• Mount Deane (20.3362°S 146.4076°E / -20.3362; 146.4076 (Mount Deane)) 430 metres (1,410 ft)^[4][14]
• Mount Farrenden (20.3056°S 146.1915°E / -20.3056; 146.1915 (Mount Farrenden)) 490 metres (1,610 ft)^[4][15]
• Mount Janet (20.5419°S 146.4460°E / -20.5419; 146.4460 (Mount Janet)) 513 metres (1,683 ft)^[4][16]
• Mount Mawe (20.2927°S 146.2779°E / -20.2927; 146.2779 (Mount Mawe)) 475 metres (1,558 ft)^[4][17]
• Mount Molly Darling (20.5208°S 146.4492°E / -20.5208; 146.4492 (Mount Molly Darling)) 370 metres (1,210 ft)^[4][18]
• Mount Nolan (20.5062°S 146.3660°E / -20.5062; 146.3660 (Mount Nolan)) 370 metres (1,210 ft)^[4][19]
• Mount Ross (20.5568°S 146.4349°E / -20.5568; 146.4349 (Mount Ross)) 430 metres (1,410 ft)^[4][20]
• Mount Sebastopol (20.7212°S 146.6964°E / -20.7212; 146.6964 (Mount Sebastopol)) 230 metres (750 ft)^[4][21]
• Mount Sunrise (20.4299°S 146.4352°E / -20.4299; 146.4352 (Mount Sunrise)) 490 metres (1,610 ft)^[4][22]
• Quinton Hill (21.0987°S 146.8453°E / -21.0987; 146.8453 (Quinton Hill)) 210 metres (690 ft)^[4][23]
• Seventy Mile Mountain (20.2439°S 146.3466°E / -20.2439; 146.3466 (Seventy Mile Mountain)) 435 metres (1,427 ft)^[4][24]

In addition, there were previously two other mountains in the north-west of the locality which no longer exist as they were excavated as part of the Mount Leyshon gold mine:^[4]

• the former Mount Leyshon (20.2897°S 146.2736°E / -20.2897; 146.2736 (Mount Leyshon (former))) originally 518 metres (1,699 ft)^[25][3]
• the former Golden Horn (20.2911°S 146.2722°E / -20.2911; 146.2722 (Golden Horn (former)))^[26][3]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.^[3]

History

The gold mine at Mount Leyshon was developed in 1888.^[27]

Mount Leyshon Provisional School opened circa 1890 and became Mount Leyshon State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1927 due to low attendances. It reopened in 1930 before finally closing circa 1931.^[28]

The Mount Leyshon mine reopened as an open pit mine in 1987 and operated until 2002. During that time, it produced 2.5 million ounces of gold and 2.3 million ounces of silver.^[29][30]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Seventy Mile had a population of 231 people.^[31]

In the 2021 census, Seventy Mile had a population of 204 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Seventy Mile.^[32]

For students living in the north of the locality, the nearest government primary schools are Millchester State School in Millchester in Charters Towers and Charters Towers Central State School in Charters Towers CBD, while the nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School, also in Charters Towers CBD. There are also non-government schools in Charters Towers.^[32]

For students living in the north-east of the locality, the nearest government primary school is Ravenswood State School in Ravenswood to the north-east, but the nearest secondary schools are in Charters Towers and probably too distant for these students with the options being distance education and boarding school.^[32]

For students in other parts of the locality, there are no nearby schools and the options are distance education and boarding school.^[32]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Seventy Mile (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Seventy Mile – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 44555)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Black Knob – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 2876)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Blackfellow Mountain – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 3040)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. "Camp Oven Mountain – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 5955)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. "Cornishman – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 38891)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "Matthews Pinnacle – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 21217)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
10. "Mount Alma – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 441)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
11. "Mount Billygoat – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 2616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
12. "Mount Clarke – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 7327)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
13. "Mount Cooper – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 8265)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
14. "Mount Deane – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 9550)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
15. "Mount Farrenden – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 12242)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
16. "Mount Janet – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 17063)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
17. "Mount Mawe – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 21234)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
18. "Mount Molly Darling – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 22455)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
19. "Mount Nolan – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 24453)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
20. "Mount Ross – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 29112)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
21. "Mount Sebastopol – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 30342)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
22. "Mount Sunrise – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 32852)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
23. "Quinton Hill – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 27846)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
24. "Seventy Mile Mountain – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 30521)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
25. "Mount Leyshon – former mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 19265)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
26. "Golden Horn – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 14158)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
27. "MOUNT LEYSHON". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLV, no. 9, 534. Queensland, Australia. 4 August 1888. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
28. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
29. "Business of the Company following the Demerger of Leyshon Energy". Leyshon Resources. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
30. AusIMM. "The Discovery and Early History of the Mt Leyshon Gold Deposit, North Queensland". ausimm.com. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
31. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Seventy Mile (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
32. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2024.