Kingsborough, Queensland

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Kingsborough
Queensland
Tyrconnell gold mine battery, between Kingsborough and Thornborough, Hodgkinson goldfield, 1936
Kingsborough is located in Queensland
Kingsborough
Kingsborough
Coordinates16°55′25″S 145°02′19″E / 16.9236°S 145.0386°E / -16.9236; 145.0386 (Kingsborough (town centre))
Postcode(s)4871
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Kennedy

Kingsborough is a small historic mining 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]

A Roman Catholic chapel opened in 1878.[3]

The Town of Kingsborough appears on a 1880 survey plan.[1]

Kingsborough State School opened circa 1882 and closed in 1924.[4]

Heritage listings

Kingsborough has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Kingsborough. The nearest government primary school is Dimbulah State School in Dimbulah to the south; the school also offers secondary schooling to Year 10. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary school is Mareeba State High School in Mareeba to the south-east, but it is probably too distant for a daily commute, with distance education and boarding school as other options.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kingsborough (entry 18233)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. ^ Blake, Thom. "Catholic Chapel". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "General Grant Mine and Winding Plant (entry 600683)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Kingsborough Battery (entry 600682)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Tyrconnel Mine and Battery (entry 600687)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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