Kidston, Queensland

Kidston is a ghost town within the rural locality of Einasleigh, Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Kidston
Queensland
Kidston
Coordinates18.8736°S 144.1680°E / -18.8736; 144.1680 (Kidston (town centre))
Established4871
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Etheridge
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy

History

Oak Rush was a gold mining area. A small amount of gold was found there by Charles Mack who then teamed up with Charles Hawkins and together found more substantial quanities of gold in September 1907.[2][3]

It is unclear when the Oaks Rush Post Office opened but in March-April 1908 it was announced it would be renamed Kidston in honour of the Queensland Premier William Kidston. It closed in 1988.[1][4][5][6][2]

Kidston Provisional School pened on 1 January 1909. On 25 September 1911 it became Kidston State School. It closed on 10 February 1954.[7]

Percyville Provisional School opened in 1914. On 1 April 1915 it became Percyville State School. It closed circa 1915.[7]

Heritage listings

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

References
  1. "Kidston – town (entry 18080)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. "One of the Discoverers of the Oaks Rush". The Evening Telegraph. 8 (2130). Queensland, Australia. 15 April 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Hall, Kenwyn Arthur (8 November 2012). "Oaks camp, Oaks Goldfield, Queensland". James Cook University. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. "The Oaks Rush". The Evening Telegraph. 8 (2117). Queensland, Australia. 31 March 1908. p. 5. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "News in Brief". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser (3472). Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1908. p. 3. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Kidston State Battery & Township (entry 600506)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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