Paradise, Queensland

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Town in Queensland, Australia

25°21′12″S 151°55′15″E / 25.3533°S 151.9208°E / -25.3533; 151.9208 (Paradise (town centre))Postcode(s)4621Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

33.6 km (21 mi) NW of Biggenden
50.4 km (31 mi) SW of Childers
68.9 km (43 mi) NE of Gayndah
96.6 km (60 mi) SW of Bundaberg
359 km (223 mi) NNW of Brisbane

LGA(s)North Burnett RegionState electorate(s)Callide Federal division(s)Flynn

Paradise is a town on the Burnett River, in Queensland, Australia, within the present-day locality of Coringa in the North Burnett Region. Although it is still officially gazetted as a town, the town no longer has buildings or people.^[1]

History

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 Finneys Creek.^[2]

A post office opened on 3 April 1890 and closed about June 1905.^[2]^[3]

A town reserve was proclaimed on 20 July 1891.^[2]

Paradise Provisional School opened about 1892 and closed in 1904.^[4] It was at 25°21′15″S 151°55′14″E / 25.3542°S 151.9206°E / -25.3542; 151.9206 (Paradise Provisional School (former)).^[5] In December 1905, tenders were called to relocate the school building to Mount Shamrock.^[6]

The Paradise Public Hall was relocated to Mount Shamrock where it was officially reopened circa September 1905.^[7]

The town site is partially inundated by Lake Paradise, formed by the construction of Paradise Dam on the Burnett River.^[1] 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.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Paradise – population centre (absent feature) in the North Burnett Region (entry 26024)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Town of Paradise" (Map). Queensland Government. 1891. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Official Notifications". The Telegraph. No. 10316. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1905. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Country news". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXII, no. 14, 895. Queensland, Australia. 7 October 1905. p. 14. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ van de Wetering, Jodie (9 September 2005). "The official history of Paradise". ABC Wide Bay. Retrieved 23 May 2007. ^{[dead link]}