Thornborough, Queensland

Thornborough
Queensland
Thornborough is located in Queensland
Thornborough
Thornborough
Coordinates16°56′33″S 145°00′30″E / 16.9425°S 145.0083°E / -16.9425; 145.0083 (Thornborough (town centre))
Population21 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0506/km2 (0.1309/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area415.4 km2 (160.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Thornborough:
Mount Mulligan Mount Mulligan Glen Russell
Chillagoe Thornborough Glen Russell
Chillagoe Dimbulah Arriga
Mutchilba
Queensland National Bank, Thornborough, ca. 1888

Thornborough is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Thornborough had a population of 21 people.[1]

It rose to prominence in the 1870s as a gold mining town in the Hodgkinson Minerals Area. Today, there are very few buildings remaining in the town.

Geography

The town of Kingsborough, another former mining town, is located to the north-east of the town of Thornborough.

History

Thornborough was named in 1876 after George Henry Thorn, the then Queensland Premier.[2][4]

By May 1877, the streets were laid out and named after pioneers of north Queensland, such as James Venture Mulligan and William (Billy) McLeod and Muirson.[5]

Thornborough Provisional School opened circa 1878. In 1909 it became Thornborough State School. It operated as a half-time school in conjunction with Dimbulah School (meaning the schools shared a single teacher) in 1918 and then closed. It reopened in 1920 and closed on 1925.[6]

Wolfram Camp Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Wolfram Camp State School and was renamed that year to be Wolfram State School. It closed in 1930, reopened in 1938 and then closed finally circa 1940.[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Thornborough had a population of 9 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Thornborough had a population of 21 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Thorborough has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Thornborough (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Thornborough – town in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48384)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Thornborough – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48899)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "NORTHERN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 19 June 1951. p. 7. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Hodgkinson Goldfield". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 26 May 1877. p. 24. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Thornborough (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "General Grant Mine and Winding Plant (entry 600683)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Kingsborough Battery (entry 600682)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Tyrconnel Mine and Battery (entry 600687)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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