Alton is a town within the
locality
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of
St George
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in the
Shire of Balonne
The Shire of Balonne is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia, over from the state capital, Brisbane. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1879. It is hea ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
As at 2018, it is completely covered in bushland and there are no buildings or evidence of the roads shown on the town map.
Geography
Alton is located to the south of the
Moonie River
The Moonie River (Mooni River) is a river in Shire of Balonne, Queensland and Walgett Shire, New South Wales, both in Australia. It is a Perennial stream, perennial river of the Barwon River (New South Wales), Barwon catchment within the Murray ...
and north of the
Moonie Highway
The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne ...
. The
Alton National Park is to the south-east of the town.
History
Alton first appears on an 1883 survey plan.
In March 1884 town and suburban lots in Alton were offered for sale, described as on the Moonie River and east of St George. In January 1885, the
Queensland Government
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gazetted a camping reserve to the west of the town.
As at October 2018, there is no evidence that any development occurred in the town.
References
External links
Town map of Alton, 1977
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Towns in Queensland
Shire of Balonne