Description
Seventy Mile is a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.
Seventy Mile is a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Seventy Mile had a population of 231 people.
History
Mount Leyshon Provisional School opened circa 1890 and became Mount Leyshon State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1927 due to low attendances. It reopened in 1930 before finally closing circa 1931.The Mount Leyshon mine reopened as an open pit mine in 1987 and operated until 2002. During that time, it produced 2.5 million ounces of gold2.3 million ounces of silver.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 6250.756 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 311 m
Population number: 231
Local Government Area: Charters Towers Regional Council