Mt. Britton Cemetery
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Map of Mount Britton showing Cemetery just west of the old township. |
Location: Mt. Britton, via Nebo, Queensland.
Local Government Authority: Nebo Shire 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.
Burials:
| 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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