Kingsborough, Queensland

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.

Kingsborough Queensland
Tyrconnell gold mine battery, between Kingsborough and Thornborough, Hodgkinson goldfield, 1936
Kingsborough
Coordinates	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

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

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. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
4. "General Grant Mine and Winding Plant (entry 600683)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
5. "Kingsborough Battery (entry 600682)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
6. "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