Paradise, Queensland
Paradise was a ghost town on the Burnett River, in Queensland, Australia.History
The town was established as a gold mining centre and was abandoned once the gold ran out. The main reef on the goldfield extended for two miles along Finneys Creek.
A Town Reserve was proclaimed here on 20 July 1891. A post office opened on 3 April 1890 and closed about June 1905. Paradise Provisional School opened about 1892 and closed in 1904.
The town site is now inundated by Lake Paradise, formed by the construction of Paradise Dam on the Burnett River. Prior to inundation, an archaeological excavation of the town site was conducted by the University of Queensland archaeological services unit, revealing much about life in Queensland gold rush towns.
