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Points of historical
interest for GPS users for Kingsborough/Thornborough
Hodgkinson River Nth Queensland
How to set your GPS
GPS Grid references UTM,
Map datum AU66
If not using GPS
Map sheet Kingsborough 1:50,000
Map sheet Mount Mulligan 1:50,000
1 Turn/off Thornborough / Kingsborough 55 287722E
81 24668N
2 Thornborough cemetery 55 287381E 81 25137N
Interesting
epitaphs on gravestones
tell us about the hard times and privations sufferedby the early
digger families. Graveyard
classified by the National Trust.
3 Hodgkinson river crossing 55 287686E 81 25187N
Gravel river crossing safe in the dry season. Water level can
rise rapidly during wet season.
4 Thornborough township site 55 287757E 81 25455N
Capital of the Hodgkinson Goldfields and seat of the Wookatha
shire prior to the
Mareeba Shire Council. Surveyed in 1878
5 Flying Pig Hill 55 288039E 81 26351
512m hill overlooking Thornborough township. Various rich mines
were worked here.
6 Five Ways junction 55 288668E 81 26602N
Turn off left takes you to Caledonia Creek, straight ahead to
Tyrconnell historic mine
and Kingsborough township.
7 "Southern Cross Mine" 55 289770E 81 2657N
Hard rock mine
8 "Tyrconnell Mine" 55 290615E 81
26385N
Famous historic gold mine, in its day one of the most successful
mines on the fields.
Features restored 10 head battery and managers cottage. Excellent
camping facilities
with charming bush cottage accommodation and tours.
9 Kingsborough township site 55 27264E 81 27264N
Originally known as Kingston in 1878, 15 hotels, numerous
stores, lemonade factory,
church, courthouse, school, black smith etc. Population in 1887 was
50
10 "General Grant" (Gold Mine) 55 290177E 81 27756N
11 Spring Creek Machinery Site 55 290029E 81 29042N
5 head battery, berdan pans, mortar box and various items,
ruins, some colours in creeks
12 "Black Ball" (Gold Mine) 55 288560E 81 29836N
Collapsed shaft with boiler on site.
13 Turn off to bakery 55 288405E 81 24150N
Original Cobb & Co track between Kingsborough and Thornborough,
no through road.
14 Bakery / C. A. Egerstrom’s grave 55 289232E 81 27403N
Carl Axel Egerstrom’s house (his grave at the back facing the
creek) in 1919 a bakery
run by a Mr. Burns! Below the house, where the track crosses
Caledonia Creek, the well
made cobbled rock crossing is still visible.
Carl Egerström
15 Old Mining site 55 288061E 8127452N
Try gold panning and crevacing at this location.
16 Johnsies dam (disused mining dam) 55 286866E 81 27610N
17 Caledonia Creek 55 286020E 81 28582N
Suitable spot for gold panning
18 Mining dam (disused mining dam) 55 284554E 81 28905N
19 Thornborough racecourse 55 288530E 81 24243N
20 Kingsborough cemetery 55 288405E 81 24150N
21 Mowbray mill site 55 287567N 81 27903N
Crushing mill servicing many gold mines in adjacent hills.
Please note that this district is an old historical gold mining
area, do not remove any
artifacts or relics, respect all buildings ruins and structures.
Do not light fires, do not litter, act with courtesy. An
access/camping fee is payable. Enjoy your
adventure!
Reference material: personal observation, Angor to Zillmanton
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