Kings Siding, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kings Siding
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4533°N 151.7902°W
Pop:15
Postcode:4401
Area:5.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:25.8
Dir1:NW
Location1:Toowoomba CBD
Dist2:154
Dir2:W
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Yalangur
Near-Ne:Yalangur
Near-E:Cutella
Near-Se:Kingsthorpe
Near-S:Kingsthorpe
Near-Sw:Oakey
Near-W:Oakey
Near-Nw:Oakey

Kings Siding is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kings Siding had a population of 15 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the Western railway line. The land is relatively flat, ranging from NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) above sea level. The land use is a mix of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.

Kings railway siding was on the Western railway on the boundary between the localities of Kings Siding and Kingsthorpe (-27.4648°N 151.7864°W).[2] [3] [4]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 7 September 2001.[1] The name refers to the former KIngs railway siding on the Western railway line which, like neighbouring Kingsthorpe, takes its name King from George King and his family of pastoralists who owned the Gowrie pastoral station from 1841. The siding was established by 1891.[5] [6] In 1902 the siding is called King and Sons' Siding and is adjacent to the coal mine established by the King family,[7] but in 1975 appears simply as King's Siding.[8]

Demographics

In the, Kings Siding had a population of 16 people.

In the, Kings Siding had a population of 15 people.

Education

There are no schools in King's Siding. The nearest primary school is Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west.

Notes and References

  1. 14 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. 11 November 2021.
  4. Web site: 1943. Jondaryan. 11 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  5. News: 16 May 1891. News of the Day. 3. Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. 4520. Queensland, Australia. 14 December 2020. National Library of Australia.
  6. News: 20 October 1894. Gowrite Estate—A Greate Pastoral Property on the Darling Downs, Queensland. XLIX. 19. Australian Town and Country Journal. 1289. New South Wales, Australia. 14 December 2020. National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: 1902. Gowrie Repurchased Estate Selected Portions. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214013500/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-govt-land-sales-gowrie-repurchased-estate-selected-portions-1902.jpg. 14 December 2020. 14 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  8. Web site: 1975. Parish of Meringandan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214012145/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-meringandan-1975.jpg. 14 December 2020. 14 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.