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Coordinates: 24°40′17″S 144°28′35″E / 24.6713°S 144.4763°E / -24.6713; 144.4763 (Emmet (town centre))
  
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Emmet
Isisford, Queensland
Railway workers on the Emmet Railway Station platform, 1916
Emmet is located in Queensland
Emmet

Emmet

Coordinates24°40′17″S 144°28′35″E / 24.6713°S 144.4763°E / -24.6713; 144.4763 (Emmet (town centre))
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 localityofIsisford in the Longreach RegionofQueensland, Australia.[1] In 2023, the town had a population of two people.[2]

History[edit]

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.[2]

Attractions[edit]

The site now contains a picnic shelter and a small museum that is housed in the former railway station building.[2] Its relative proximity to the Idalia National Park makes it a popular stopping off point for tourists.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Emmet – town in Longreach Region (entry 11627)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  • ^ a b c "Emmet". Longreach Region Tourist Information. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  • ^ "Emmet". Australian Explorer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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