| Paradise Coringa, Queensland | |
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Wesleyan Methodist parsonage (left) and church (right), 1892
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  Paradise
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| Coordinates | 25°21′12″S 151°55′15″E / 25.3533°S 151.9208°E / -25.3533; 151.9208 (Paradise (town centre)) |
| Postcode(s) | 4621 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region |
| State electorate(s) | Callide |
| Federal division(s) | Flynn |
Paradise is a town on the Burnett River, in Queensland, Australia, within the present-day locality of Coringa in the North Burnett Region. Although it is still officially gazetted as a town, the town no longer has buildings or people.[1]
The town was established as a gold mining centre and was abandoned once the gold ran out. The main reef on the goldfield extended for two miles along Finneys Creek.[2]
Apost office opened on 3 April 1890 and closed about June 1905.[2][3]
A town reserve was proclaimed on 20 July 1891.[2]
Paradise Provisional School opened about 1892 and closed in 1904.[4] It was at 25°21′15″S 151°55′14″E / 25.3542°S 151.9206°E / -25.3542; 151.9206 (Paradise Provisional School (former)).[5] In December 1905, tenders were called to relocate the school building to Mount Shamrock.[6]
The Paradise Public Hall was relocated to Mount Shamrock where it was officially reopened circa September 1905.[7]
The town site is partially inundated by Lake Paradise, formed by the construction of Paradise Dam on the Burnett River.[1] Prior to inundation, an archaeological excavation of the town site was conducted by the University of Queensland archaeological services unit, revealing much about life in Queensland gold rush towns.[8]
