Kingsborough, Queensland facts for kids
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Tyrconnell gold mine battery, between Kingsborough and Thornborough, Hodgkinson goldfield, 1936
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 Kingsborough
Location in Queensland
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| Postcode(s) | 4871 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| 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. It was part of the Hodgkinson Minerals Area.
History
Kingston Post Office opened around 1876, was renamed Kingsborough in 1877 and closed in 1924.
Heritage listings
Kingsborough has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- off Dimbulah-Mount Mulligan Road: General Grant Mine
- off former East Street (now Kingsborough-Thornborough Road): Kingsborough Battery
- Kingsborough-Thornborough Road: Tyrconnel Mine and Battery
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