History of Normanton – With acknowledgement, Appreciation and Thanks The site for the town was selected because Burketown was abandoned owing to fever and flooding.[2] Settlers moved into the town in 1867.[6] Normanton attracted people from a variety of cultures, including Chinese drawn to the gold fields.[2] The population reached 1,251 by 1891.[7] The gold boom was short-lived. By 1947 the towns population had declined to 234.[7] Norman River Post Office opened on 13 June 1868 and was renamed Normanton by 1872. In the early years there was a large Aboriginal population as well. Some Aborigines were moved to Mornington Island and Doomadgee in the early 20th century. The town contains the longest intact and operating Burns Philp store in Queensland. The general mercantile store and agency office was opened in 1884. Heritage listings Normanton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: • Burke and Wills Access Road (Private Road): Burke and Wills Camp B/CXIX and Walkers Camp, Little Bynoe River • Burke Developmental Road: Normanton Cemetery • 27 Haigh Street: Normanton Gaol • cnr Landsborough Street and Caroline Street: Burns Philp Building • Landsborough Street: Westpac Bank, Normanton • Matilda Street: Normanton Railway Terminus 1.Burketown 2.Normanton 3.Photo of old Burns Philip building at Normanton in Qld 4. The Gulflander 5.Young men on Mornington Island raise the flag on the Bora Ground in Qld in 1978 6. Aerial view of Doomadgee Mission, in 1950 Qld 7.The Purple Pub
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