Sellheim, Queensland

Sellheim
Queensland
Sellheim
Coordinates 20°00′19″S 146°25′18″E / 20.0052°S 146.4216°E / -20.0052; 146.4216Coordinates: 20°00′19″S 146°25′18″E / 20.0052°S 146.4216°E / -20.0052; 146.4216
Postcode(s) 4820
LGA(s) Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s) Traeger
Federal Division(s) Kennedy

Sellheim is a town in the locality of Breddan in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

Sellheim is in the most easternly part of Breddan beside the Burdekin River where the Burdekin River Rail Bridge is located.[2]

History

The town is named after Philip Frederic Sellheim, who was a gold warden in Charters Towers from 1880 to 1888.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sellheim - town in Charters Towers Region (entry 30379)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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