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.

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

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