FLAXTON, QUEENSLAND

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One of the most picturesque villages in the Blackall Range.
Location: 113 km north of Brisbane.
Origin of name: Flaxton was named in 1890 when the Postal Department set up a Receiving Office at the residence of JC Wyer, recalling a place in North Yorkshire, England, where he was born.
Brief history: Like other areas of the Blackall Range, the district was first subdivided into small agricultural lots in the 1880s. The town was established at that time.
Natural features: Mapleton Falls National Park (Mapleton Falls, 120 metres high; Pencil Creek; The Wampoo Circuit Walk); Mapleton State Forest (11,000 ha., The Pilularis Walk)
Built features: Flaxton Barn and Model Railway