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.
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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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Coordinates | 16.9236°S 145.0386°E / -16.9236; 145.0386 (Kingsborough (town centre)) |
Postcode(s) | 4871 |
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba |
State electorate(s) | Cook |
Federal division(s) | Kennedy |
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]
Kingsborough has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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]
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Towns and localities in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland | |
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