Aldershot, Queensland

Aldershot
Queensland
Postcode(s) 4650
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
E. A. Weinberg, manager of the Aldershot works, 1895

Aldershot is a town in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The Queensland Smelting Company named the town after Aldershot in England.[1] The company was established in England in 1888 and in 1893 built a smelter in the area. The smelter operated until 1906, when it was relocated to North Queensland to be closer to the mining areas.[2]

Aldershot Post Office opened on 1 September 1892 and closed around 1920.[3]

A primary school opened in Aldershot in 1894.[4] It appears to have closed by 1911, when tenders were called to relocate the school buildings to Maryborough West and the teacher's residence to Gayndah.[5]

Economy

The major industry in Aldershot today is the Maryborough Correctional Centre located at Stein Road.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aldershot (entry 263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. "Aldershot". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 30 July 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. "Advertising.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 15 April 1911. p. 10. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  6. "Contact Details". Queensland Corrective Services. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 25°27′45″S 152°39′39″E / 25.46250°S 152.66083°E / -25.46250; 152.66083

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