Mount Britton, Queensland
Mount Britton (originally Mount Britten) is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Mount Britton had a population of 9 people. It was formerly a township in the former Nebo Shire. History. The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field, and at its height had a population of 1500 inhabitants. When alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned. It currently exists as a historical site at the end of Mount Britton Road (). Mount Britten Post Office opened  on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912. Mount Britten Provisional School opened and closed in 1906. At the 2006 census, Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255. In the Mount Britton had a population of 9 people. Education. There are no schools in Mount Britton. The nearest primary school is Nebo State School in neighbouring Nebo to the south. There are no nearby secondary schools; distance education or boarding schools would be options.