Kingsborough, Queensland
Appearance
Kingsborough Queensland | |
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![]() Tyrconnell gold mine battery, between Kingsborough and Thornborough, Hodgkinson goldfield, 1936 | |
Coordinates | 16°55′25″S 145°02′19″E / 16.9236°S 145.0386°E |
Postcode(s) | 4871 |
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba |
State electorate(s) | Cook |
Federal division(s) | Kennedy |
Kingsborough is a small town in the locality of Thornborough in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[1] It was part of the Hodgkinson Minerals Area.
History
Kingston Post Office opened around 1876, was renamed Kingsborough in 1877 and closed in 1924.[2]
The Town of Kingsborough appears on a 1880 survey plan.[1]
Kingsborough State School opened circa 1882 and closed in 1924.[3]
Heritage listings
Kingsborough has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- off Dimbulah-Mount Mulligan Road: General Grant Mine[4]
- off former East Street (now Kingsborough-Thornborough Road): Kingsborough Battery[5]
- Kingsborough-Thornborough Road: Tyrconnel Mine and Battery[6]
References
- ^ a b "Kingsborough (entry 18233)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "General Grant Mine and Winding Plant (entry 600683)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Kingsborough Battery (entry 600682)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Tyrconnel Mine and Battery (entry 600687)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Kingsborough, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons