Paradise, Queensland

Paradise, Queensland

Paradise was a ghost town on the Burnett River, in Queensland, Australia. The town was established as a gold mining centre and was abandoned once the gold ran out. The main reef on the goldfield extended for two miles along Finney's Creek. Frew, Joan (1981) "Queensland Post Offices 1842-1980 and Receiving Offices 1869-1927", p. 387. Fortitude Valley, Queensland: published by the author, ISBN 0 9593973 0 2] The town site is now inundated by Lake Paradise, formed by the construction of Paradise Dam on the Burnett River.

Prior to inundation, an archaeological excavation of the town site was conducted by the University of Queensland archaeological services unit, revealing much about life in Queensland gold rush towns.cite news
first = Jodie
last = van de Wetering
title = The official history of Paradise
url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2005/09/09/1456622.htm?site=widebay
publisher = ABC Wide Bay
date = 9 September 2005
accessdate = 2007-05-23
]

History

A Town Reserve was proclaimed here on 20 July 1891. A post office opened on 3 April 1890 and closed about June 1905.

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