Mt. Britton Cemetery, via Nebo, Queensland

Mt. Britton Cemetery

Map of Mount Britton showing Cemetery just west of the old township.

Location: Mt. Britton, via Nebo, Queensland.

Local Government Authority: Isaac Regional Council

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History: The Mount Britton area was the site of the first major Gold Rush in the Mackay district.

Number of Burials: 11 as per research from Mr. Lyall Ford.

Sign at the entry of the Cemetery. (Glen Hall Collection , May 2008)

The ornate Wrought Iron Fence surround the Reckitt and Mills Graves. (Glen Hall Collection , May 2008)

Burials:

Headstone (Click to Enlarge Photo)	Surname	First Names	Death Date	Burial date	Age	Notes
	CONDON	George	10 February 1882	11 February 1882	43 yrs.	Register No. 3092.
	DUFF	John	17 July 1881	17 July 1881		Register No. 2122
	FORD	William	28 July 1882	29 July 1882	38 yrs.	Register No. 3096
	HOBSON	Unnamed (Female)	23 September 1883	23 September 1883	Infant	daughter of William HOBSON and Cecilia Amelia JOHNSON.
	JACKSON	Edward	19 May 1882	20 May 1882		son of Thomas JACKSON.
	MacLEAN	Eliza	28 March 1883	3 April 1883		daughter of Edward RICHARDSON and ? AUSTIN.
	MILLS	Ernest	21 February 1886	22 February 1886	9 mths.	Register No. 220/86. Son of John Henry MILLS and Mary Ann Louisa RICKETTS. b. 6 May 1885.
	O'TOOLE	Sarah	9 April 1890	9 April 1890	Infant
	RECKITT	Albert	24 March 1905	25 March 1905	75 years.	Register No. 3997.
	SCANDISH	Susan	25 April 1898	25 April 1898	64 years.	Register No. 4328.
	VOGEL	Johann Michael	10 August 1881	11 August 1881

Sources:

Email from Mr. Lyall Ford. (Lyall is the author of the book "Below These Mountains" which gives an excellent account of the history of the Mount Britton township and the Reckitt and Mills families)

Queensland Pioneers Index 1829-1889.

The Daily Mercury, Monday, July 18, 1988. p13

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