Reid River is a

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split between the

Charters Towers Region The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas whic ...

and the

City of Townsville The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock an ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. In the , Reid River had a population of 143 people.

Geography

The '' Haughton River'' forms the south-eastern boundary. The ''Reid River'' flows through from west to south-east where it joins the ''Haughton''. The Flinders Highway runs through from north to south. The Great Northern Railway enters the locality from the north (

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) and exits to the south (

Mingela Mingela is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Mingela railway station is on the Great Northern railway from Townsville to Mount Isa (). Prior to 16 March 1931, it was known as Ravenswood Ju ...

/ Ravenswood). Reid River has the following mountains (from west to east): * Plant Hill () * Cameron Hill () * Footes Hill () * Boundary Hill ()

History

The locality takes its name from the river which was named about 1864 after explorer Mark Watt Reid. The

Reid River Airfield Reid River Airfield is a World War II airfield located to the south of the Reid River in the locality of Reid River, Charters Towers Region, inland from Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Disused since the war as an airfield, the former base ...

was established for use in

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at . Haughton Valley Provisional School opened circa 1885 and closed in 1891. Reid River Provisional School opened in 1892; it is unclear if this is a different school or a renaming of the Haughton Valley school. On 1 January 1909, it became Reid River State School. It closed on 31 December 1966. In the , Reid River had a population of 115 people. In the , Reid River had a population of 143 people.

Education

There are no schools in Reid River. The nearest government primary schools are Woodstock State School in neighbouring

to the north-east and Clare State School in Clare to the east. The nearest government secondary school is

William Ross State High School William Ross State High School is an independent public high school situated in the Townsville Suburb of Annandale, North Queensland. William Ross has a student count from grades 7 through to 12 of close to 905 (as of 2020) students which cont ...

in Annandale,

Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...

References

{{Suburbs of Townsville Charters Towers Region City of Townsville Localities in Queensland