Kingsborough, Queensland

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Kingsborough
Queensland
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Tyrconnell gold mine battery, between Kingsborough and Thornborough, Hodgkinson goldfield, 1936
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Kingsborough
Coordinates 16°55′25″S145°02′19″E / 16.9236°S 145.0386°E / -16.9236; 145.0386 Coordinates: 16°55′25″S145°02′19″E / 16.9236°S 145.0386°E / -16.9236; 145.0386
Postcode(s) 4871
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.

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History

Kingston Post Office opened around 1876, was renamed Kingsborough in 1877 and closed in 1924. [2]

Heritage listings

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

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Kingsborough Battery

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General Grant Mine mine in Australia

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References

  1. "Kingsborough (entry 18233)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. "General Grant Mine and Winding Plant (entry 600683)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. "Kingsborough Battery (entry 600682)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. "Tyrconnel Mine and Battery (entry 600687)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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