Kelso, Queensland

Kelso
Townsville, Queensland
Population 10,538 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4815
LGA(s) City of Townsville
State electorate(s) Thuringowa
Federal Division(s) Herbert
Suburbs around Kelso:
Gumlow Rasmussen
Kelso
Pinnacles

Kelso is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, the last of three suburbs along Riverway Drive. Kelso is the only suburb on Riverway Drive that has homes backing onto the Ross River.

History

Kelso was named after Scottish immigrants, and early settlers, Mary and James Kelso, who had cattle property in 1878 called Laudham Park on Five Head Creek.[2] To make way for construction of the Ross River Dam in 1970, the Townsville City Council resumed 1620ha of the property's best grazing land. At its peak, Laudham Park stretched for more than 40,000ha along both banks of the Upper Ross River to the foothills of Mount Stuart and out to the Pinnacles part of Hervey Range.[3] Most of what was Laudham Park is today under water due to the construction of the dam and the rest is now the suburb of Kelso. The first residential blocks started selling back in 1966.

Kelso State School, Prep to Year 6, opened in 1963.[4][5]

Transportation

Bus

Kelso is connected to Townsville by the Sunbus Townsville. This is also a source of transport for most students who go to schools around Kelso and Townsville, to and from school.

Air

Access to commercial flights are from the Townsville Airport.

Car

Kelso is directly connected to most nearby cities by road.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kelso (Qld) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ Dr. Peter Bell (10 April 2003). "History of Ross River". City of Thuringowa. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Chris Jones. "History Rests Under The Tide Of Progress". Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kelso SS". Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Schools opening dates". Retrieved 30 January 2017.

Coordinates: 19°23′48″S 146°43′14″E / 19.39667°S 146.72056°E / -19.39667; 146.72056


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