Rolleston (Queensland)

Rolleston is a small town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Rolleston had a population of 129 people.HistoryThe town is named after Christopher Rolleston, a pastoralist who was involved in leasing a number of pastoral runs in the area in the 1860s.At the, Rolleston and the surrounding area had a population of 123.GeographyIt is located on the Comet River, 335km west of Gladstone and 694km northwest of Brisbane. Springsure, the nearest town lies 71km to the north-west. Rolleston lies on the junction of the Carnarvon, Gregory and Dawson highways.BushrangersQueensland's last legendary bushrangers, the notorious Patrick and James Kenniff.MiningThere is a large coal mine 13km west called the Rolleston coal mine. Mining began in October 2005 and is expected to last more than 20 years.