Mt. Britton Township

Located approximately 35 minutes drive north-east of Nebo, the Mt. Britton goldfield was discovered around 1880 with records indicating a town was established in 1881. Officially, the town was not surveyed until three years later with the survey dividing the town area into 80 allotments.

At the height of the goldmining era in 1883, Mt. Britton was a thriving township with a Post and Telegraph Office, Lands Office, School of the Arts, Five Hotels, Five Stores, Four Butchers and Bakers, a Public Hall and Progress Association, and population of 1500. However, by the time Mt. Britton was gazetted in 1884, the town was declining, with the best gold areas already mined. By 1887 most of the businesses closed and the mining company ceased operations in 1890.

Today, although the buildings have long gone, Nebo Shire Council has established high quality interpretive signage with photographs on appropriate sites in the former township to enable visitors to capture the experience of the past bustling goldmining centre. There is also a lookout, a mining display, and several rustic Shelters containing high quality period prints and information on Mt. Britton.

The area to the north of the township site still has a number of small working mines.