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Fletcher

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Southern Downs Regional Council QLD, PO Box 26, Fletcher, QLD 4381
1300 697 372

Description

Fletcher is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Fletcher is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Fletcher had a population of 92 people.

History

In 1872 Thomas Henry Fletcher established the Britannia Hotel in present-day Ballandean. He planted a small orchard beside his hotel. While he was successful at fruit growing, most of the interest in the district was in mining.The locality of Fletcher is presume to be named after the Fletcher railway station (28.7660°S 151.8475°E? / -28.7660; 151.8475? (Fletcher railway station)), which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1887, after orchardist Thomas Henry Fletcher, who pioneered the growing of fruit in the Granite Belt area.In the 2016 census, Fletcher had a population of 92 people.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +10:00

Area: 31.756 km2

Elevation: 501-1000 metres

Town elevation: 784 m

Population number: 92

Local Government Area: Southern Downs Regional Council

Location

Southern Downs Regional Council QLD, PO Box 26, Fletcher, QLD 4381

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Fletcher, Queensland

Fletcher - Localista

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