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Town in Queensland, Australia
Emmet
Isisford, Queensland
Railway workers on the Emmet Railway Station platform, 1916
Emmet is located in QueenslandEmmetEmmet
Coordinates24°40′13″S 144°28′40″E / 24.67028°S 144.47778°E / -24.67028; 144.47778
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. In 2023, the town had a population of two people.

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.

Attractions

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

References

  1. "Emmet – town in Longreach Region (entry 11627)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "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.

External links

Towns and localities in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia
Current towns and localities
Former localities
Main article: Local government areas of Queensland
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