Kidston, Queensland
| Kidston Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Kidston | |
| Coordinates | 18°52′25″S 144°10′05″E / 18.8736°S 144.1680°E |
| Established | 4871 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Etheridge |
| State electorate(s) | Traeger |
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy |
Kidston is a ghost town within the rural locality of Einasleigh, Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
Oak Rush was a gold mining area. A small amount of gold was found there by Charles Mack who then teamed up with Charles Hawkins and together found more substantial quanities of gold in September 1907.[2][3]
It is unclear when the Oaks Rush Post Office opened but in March-April 1908 it was announced it would be renamed Kidston in honour of the Queensland Premier William Kidston. It closed in 1988.[1][4][5][6][2]
Kidston Provisional School pened on 1 January 1909. On 25 September 1911 it became Kidston State School. It closed on 10 February 1954.[7]
Percyville Provisional School opened in 1914. On 1 April 1915 it became Percyville State School. It closed circa 1915.[7]
Heritage listings
Kidston has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
References
- ^ a b "Kidston – town (entry 18080)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b "One of the Discoverers of the Oaks Rush". The Evening Telegraph. Vol. 8, no. 2130. Queensland, Australia. 15 April 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Hall, Kenwyn Arthur (8 November 2012). "Oaks camp, Oaks Goldfield, Queensland". James Cook University. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "The Oaks Rush". The Evening Telegraph. Vol. 8, no. 2117. Queensland, Australia. 31 March 1908. p. 5. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "News in Brief". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 3472. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1908. p. 3. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Kidston State Battery & Township (entry 600506)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
