[2] It contains the abandoned gold rush town of Mount Britton in the former Nebo Shire.

[12] The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field and, at its height, had a population of 1500 inhabitants.

[13] Mount Britten Post Office opened on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912.

[15] After alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned.

[16] In the 2006 census, the locality of Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255.