Atherton Online Florist Queensland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Atherton is the hub of the Atherton Tableland region in Queensland, Australia, 752 m above sea level. Its population is approximately 5,800 persons. The climate is tropical. Atherton was named after one of its founders, John Atherton, and it became a town on February 23, 1886. Built on the side of an extinct volcano it is surrounded by several small hills known as the Seven Sisters. These volcanic mountains attract tourists. In 1875 James Venture Mulligan was the first European to explore this region. Although he was prospecting for gold, he found tin near what is now the town of Herberton. He passed this information on to John Atherton, who had previously discovered tin deposits at Tinaroo, and after whom the town is now named. John Atherton was born on August 9, 1837 in Lancashire, England. His family migrated to Australia in 1844 and settled in Bald Blair near Armidale, New South Wales. In 1857 with his brother James, he drove sheep to the Rockhampton district of Queensland and acquired Mount Hedlow station. His family followed, droving cattle in 1860. In 1873 Atherton took up Cashmere Station at the headwaters of the Burdekin River, but sold out in 1875 and moved west to the tableland country. Originally called Prior's Pocket, the town of Atherton developed from lumber camps. The first official town lots were sold on February 23, 1883.

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