Thornborough, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Thornborough Queensland
Thornborough Location in Queensland
Population	9 (2016 census locality)
• Density	0.0217/km2 (0.056/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	415.4 km2 (160.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (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. In the 2016 census the locality of Thornborough had a population of 9 people.

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.

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.

Heritage listings

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

• off Dimbulah-Mount Mulligan Road, Kingsborough: General Grant Mine
• off former East Street (now Kingsborough-Thornborough Road), Kingsborough: Kingsborough Battery
• Kingsborough-Thornborough Road: Tyrconnel Mine and Battery