Reid River, Queensland

Reid River is a locality split between the Charters Towers Region and the City of Townsville in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census Reid River had a population of 115 people.[1]

Reid River Queensland
Reid River
Coordinates	19.76°S 146.8519°E
Population	115 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.2854/km^2 (0.739/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4816
Area	403.0 km^2 (155.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Traeger Burdekin
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Reid River: Dotswood Granite Vale Calcium Woodstock Dotswood Reid River Upper Haughton Mingela Mingela Ravenswood

History

The locality takes its name from the river which was named about 1864 after explorer Mark Watt Reid.[2]

The Reid River Airfield was established for use in World War II at 19.7625°S 146.8444°E.[4]

Haughton Valley Provisional School opened circa 1885 and closed in 1891. Reid River Provisional School opened in 1892; it is unclear if this is a different school or a renaming of the Haughton Valley school. On 1 January 1909 it became Reid River State School. It closed on 31 December 1966.[5]

In the 2016 census Reid River had a population of 115 people.[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Reid River (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Reid River – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 44553)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "Reid River – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44632)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
4. "Reid River Airport". Queensland WWII Historic Places. Queensland Government. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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