Dotswood, Queensland

Dotswood is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Dotswood had a population of 83 people.

Geography
The neighbourhood of Macrossan is located in the west of the locality beside the bridge over the Burdekin River.

The Great Northern Railway passes through the locality. There are a number of abandoned railway stations on that line within the locality: Another abandoned station is Keelbottom railway station (-19.4427°N, 146.3168°W) on the now-closed Greenvale railway line.
 * Macrossan railway station (-20.0051°N, 146.4456°W)
 * Exley railway station (-19.9515°N, 146.5224°W)
 * Eneby railway station (-19.9225°N, 146.5563°W)

The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs through from east to west.

History
In 1863 Phillip Somer and Matthew Hervey were granted the license to occupy the 42 sqmi and 25 sqmi of the Keelbottom and Watershed Pastoral Runs respectively, by the Crown Lands Office in Brisbane. By late 1865 these men had transferred their holdings of the Emysland, Dotswood, Nursiedob, Keelbottom, Watershed, and Tala (or Tula).runs to the Bank of New South Wales. These properties lay on one or both sides of Keelbottom Creek. Eventually Dotswood Station comprised the runs of Arthurs Peak, Back Plains, Hardwick, Pall Mall, Poon Boon, Redyke (or Red Dyke), Smiths Brook and Yallock Vale, as well as those already mentioned.

The neighbourhood of Macrossan takes its name from the Macrossan railway station, which in turn is named after the politician John Murtagh Macrossan.

This locality was within the Star River Mineral Field, which was discovered in 1865. The following year John Macrossan passed through the area. The Ravenswood Gold Field, discovered in 1868, eventually extended north into the Star River Mineral Field. From 1881 silver-lead deposits in the Ravenswood mining district, the most promising at Argentine, were being mined in what was called a silver mania. However this ended suddenly in 1883, after the failure of a locally capitalized smelting works and low returns.

In late 1872 1100 acres on Keelbottom Creek, Kennedy district were reserved for the town reserve of Boolangalla.

In the town of Argentine, 67 town lots, at £16 per acre, and 3 mineral selections, were offered for sale by the Crown Lands Office in October 1882. By the next year the town consisted of several public houses, one butcher's shop, a baker's shop, three stores and two gardens. In December 1888 the name of the Star River Post Office was changed to Argentine Post Office.

Demographics
In the Dotswood had a population of 101 people.

In the, Dotswood had a population of 83 people.

Heritage listings
Dotswood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
 * Burdekin River Crossing on the Flinders Highway - panoramio (23).jpgers Highway, Macrossan: Macrossan Stores Depot Group
 * Great Northern railway: Burdekin River Rail Bridge

Attractions
Surgeons Lookout is a tourist attraction (-19.6864°N, 146.5387°W).

Amenities
Macrossan Park is a free campground overlooking the Burdekin River, situated between the rail and road bridges -20.00342°N, 146.43889°W.

Industry
Most of this location is part of the Department of Defence's Townsville Field Training Area.