Dittmer, Queensland

Dittmer is a locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is named after Felix Dittmer, who bought a gold mine in the area. A town grew up around the mine, but after its liquidation in 1952 it became a ghost town.[3]

Dittmer
Queensland
Dittmer
Coordinates20.4512°S 148.4021°E / -20.4512; 148.4021
Postcode(s)4800
Area29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Localities around Dittmer:
Lake Proserpine Crystal Brook Crystal Brook
Lake Proserpine Dittmer Kelsey Creek
Lake Proserpine Pauls Pocket Kelsey Creek

References

  1. "Dittmer - town in Whitsunday Region (entry 42535)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "Dittmer - locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49380)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. Daniels, Lou (2010). "DITTMER, FELIX CYRIL SIGISMUND (1904–1977)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. UNSW Press.
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