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Kidston Location in Queensland
Established	4871
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	50 km (31 mi) south of Einasleigh 380 km (236 mi) west of Townsville 1,600 km (994 mi) northwest of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Etheridge
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy

Kidston is a ghost town within the rural locality of Einasleigh, Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.

What remains of the built structure of the town is heritage-listed as the Kidston State Battery & Township

History

Oaks Rush Post Office opened by 1908 and was renamed Kidston by April of that year. It closed in 1988.

Heritage listings

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

Kidston State Battery & Township

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