Kingsborough, Queensland

Kingsborough Queensland
Tyrconnell gold mine battery, between Kingsborough and Thornborough, Hodgkinson goldfield, 1936
Kingsborough
Coordinates	16°55′25″S145°02′19″E / 16.9236°S 145.0386°E / -16.9236; 145.0386 (Kingsborough (town centre))
Postcode(s)	4871
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	35.7 km (22 mi) N of Dimbulah 79.8 km (50 mi) WNW of Mareeba 142 km (88 mi) W of Cairns 1,780 km (1,106 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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]

The first hotel was opened by James McGroarty in 1876 and others soon followed. ^[3]

A Roman Catholic chapel opened in 1878. ^[4]

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

Kingsborough State School opened circa 1882 and closed in 1924. ^[5]

Heritage listings

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

• General Grant Mine, off Dimbulah-Mount Mulligan Road ( 16°55′22″S145°01′41″E / 16.9227°S 145.028°E / -16.9227; 145.028 (General Grant Mine) ) ^[6]
• Kingsborough Battery, off Kingsborough-Thornborough Road (former East Street, 16°55′39″S145°02′18″E / 16.9275°S 145.0383°E / -16.9275; 145.0383 (Kingsborough Battery) ) ^[7]
• Tyrconnel Mine and Battery, Kingsborough-Thornborough Road ( 16°56′05″S145°02′06″E / 16.9347°S 145.0351°E / -16.9347; 145.0351 (Tyrconnel Mine and Battery) ) ^[8]

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 the alternatives. ^[9]

References

1. "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. Hooper, Colin (2011). Angor to Zillmanton: stories of North Queensland’s deserted towns (7th ed.). Townsville: Bolton. p. 125.
4. Blake, Thom. "Catholic Chapel". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. "General Grant Mine and Winding Plant (entry 600683)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
7. "Kingsborough Battery (entry 600682)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
8. "Tyrconnel Mine and Battery (entry 600687)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links

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