Emmet
Isisford, Queensland
Railway workers on the Emmet Railway Station platform, 1916
Emmet is located in Queensland
Emmet
Emmet
Coordinates24°40′17″S 144°28′35″E / 24.6713°S 144.4763°E / -24.6713; 144.4763 (Emmet (town centre))
Postcode(s)4730
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Longreach Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Maranoa

Emmet is a ghost town in the rural locality of Isisford in the Longreach Region of Queensland, Australia.[1] Today,[when?] the town has a population of two.[2]

History

Steam train leaving Emmet railway station, circa 1919

Emmet was once a prosperous town built around the Emmet railway station (24°40′07″S 144°28′38″E / 24.6685°S 144.4773°E / -24.6685; 144.4773 (Emmet railway station (former))) on the Blackall and Yaraka Branch railway.[2]

Attractions

The site now contains a picnic shelter and a small museum that is housed in the former railway station building.[2] Its relative proximity to the Idalia National Park makes it a popular stopping off point for tourists.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Emmet – town in Longreach Region (entry 11627)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Emmet". Longreach Region Tourist Information. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Emmet". Australian Explorer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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