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Town in Queensland, Australia
Kingsborough is a small historic mining town in the locality of Thornborough in the Shire of Mareeba , Queensland , Australia.[1] Hodgkinson Minerals Area .
History
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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]
Heritage listings
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Kingsborough has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
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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]
References
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^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List" . Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014 .
^ Blake, Thom. "Catholic Chapel" . Queensland religious places database . Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022 .
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "General Grant Mine and Winding Plant (entry 600683)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 14 July 2013 .
^ "Kingsborough Battery (entry 600682)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 14 July 2013 .
^ "Tyrconnel Mine and Battery (entry 600687)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 14 July 2013 .
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 June 2022 .
External links
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Kingsborough, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
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