Blackbutt, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Blackbutt
state = qld


caption =
lga = South Burnett Regional Council
postcode = 4306
est = 1887
pop = 572
pop_footnotes =
elevation= 474
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Nanango
fedgov = Maranoa
dist1 = 166
dir1 = NW
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 108
dir2 = N
location2= Toowoomba
dist3 = 57
dir3 = S
location3= Kingaroy
dist4 = 36
dir4 = S
location4= Nanango

Blackbutt is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the D'Aguilar Highway, in the South Burnett Local Government Area, 166 kilometres north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Blackbutt had a population of 572.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL305600
name=Blackbutt (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on]

European settlement in the Blackbutt area began in 1842, when the Scott family established Taromeo station. In 1887, the Scott family ceded land to found both Blackbutt and its neighbouring town of Benarkin. Blackbutt is named for the Blackbutt trees (Eucalyptus pilularis) native to the area. Farms were established in the area and the discovery of gold in the area in the late 1800s lead to population growth in the town. Blackbutt was connected to the Brisbane Valley rail line in 1905. The line was closed in the 1980s and is now a popular rail trail cite web
url = http://tourism.southburnett.com.au/townblackbutt.htm
title = Blackbutt-Benarkin: The Timber Towns
work = South Burnett Tourism
publisher = South Burnett Online
accessdate = 2007-06-07]

References

External links

* [http://www.blackbutt.net.au/ Blackbutt online] - Community site