Postcode(s) 4871 State electorate(s) Cook Postal code 4871 Federal division Division of Kennedy | LGA(s) Shire of Mareeba Thornborough Glen Russell Local time Friday 12:02 PM | |
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Thornborough is a town and locality in Shire of Mareeba in Queensland, Australia. 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. It is within the local government area of Shire of Mareeba (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region).
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Map of Thornborough QLD 4871, Australia
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: