Broughton Road Provisional School opened circa 1895 and closed circa 1896 due to low student numbers.[8][9] Broughton Road runs in a south-west direction from Millchester.[10]
Broughton Provisional School opened in 1905.[11][12][13][14][15] At the end of the school year in December 1905, the school had been operating for six weeks and there were about 20 students with teacher Miss Murray, estimated to be around half the children in the area.[16] On 1 January 1909, it became Broughton State School. It closed in 1930.[8] In 1934, the building was sold for removal.[17][18] The precise location of the school is unclear, but the mines which motivated its establishment were located in the Broughton township area immediately north of the Broughton River near its confluence with the Burdekin River (in the vicinity of 20°06′42″S146°25′11″E / 20.1118°S 146.4198°E / -20.1118; 146.4198 (Broughton State School (former, approximate))).[11][19]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Broughton had a population of 726 people.[20]
In the 2021 census, Broughton had a population of 714 people.[1]
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^"Advertising". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 27 January 1905. p. 1. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Government Works". The Telegraph. No. 10154. Queensland, Australia. 3 June 1905. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Advertising". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 11 August 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"CITY COUNCIL". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1934. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.