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Clermont, Queensland
Clermont is an agricultural town of approximately 5000 persons in Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay on the junction of the Gregory and Peak Downs highways.
Clermont was established after the discovery of gold in the area. It is named after Clermont, France. Copper was discovered soon after. In the 1880's up to 4000 Chinese people were resident in Clermont, mining for gold and copper. This led to racial riots and the Chinese were removed from the region in 1888
A flood occurred in 1916 that killed 65 people. It remains one of Australia's worst natural disasters in terms of life lost.
Today, Clermont is a major hub for the large coal mines in the region as well as serving agricultural holdings.
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