Suttor is a locality in the

Isaac Region The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. History Yagalingu is an Australi ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Suttor had a population of 75 people.

Geography

Suttor River The Suttor River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The Belyando River is its main tributary. The river has its origins in the Leichhardt Range, north west of Glenden. It flows into Lake Dalrymple, becoming a tributary of the Burde ...

is the western boundary of the locality and Suttor Creek forms part of the southern boundary, their confluence being at the south-westernmost point of the locality. The Suttor Creek coal mine is in the south of the locality. Apart from the mine, the principal land use is cattle grazing. The

Newlands railway system The Collinsville – Newlands – North Goonyella line, also known as the Goonyella – Abbot Point (GAP) line and the Newlands railway system, is a railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1922 and 201 ...

passes through Suttor, providing access to the coal-loading port at Abbot Point.

History

The locality takes its name from the Suttor River, which in turn was named on 7 March 1845 by explorer

Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, (23 October 1813 – c. 1848) was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.Ken Eastwood,'Cold case: Leichhardt's dis ...

on his expedition from

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. Leichhardt named the river after

William Henry Suttor William Henry Suttor (Senior) (12 December 1805 – 20 October 1877) was an Australian pastoralist and politician. Early life Suttor was born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, the third son of George Suttor and his wife Sarah Maria, ''née'' ...

, who had given Leichhardt some bullocks for his expedition. The mining lease for the Suttor Creek coal mine was obtained in 1994 with production commencing in the open-cut mine in February 2004. It is estimated that coal will be mined until 2038.

Demographics

In the , Suttor had "no people or a very low population". In the , Suttor had a population of 75 people.

Education

There are no schools in Suttor. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Glenden State School in neighbouring Glenden to the east.

References

{{Isaac Region Isaac Region Localities in Queensland