- Kelso, Queensland
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kelso
city = Townsville
state = qld
caption =
lga =City of Townsville
postcode = 4815
est =
pop = 8,699
area =
propval =
stategov = Thuringowa
fedgov = Herbert
near-nw = Gumlow
near-n = Rasmussen
near-ne =
near-w =
near-e =
near-sw =
near-s = Pinnacles
near-se =
dist1 =
location1=Kelso is a suburb in the
City of Townsville (Formerly of Thuringowa) it is the last of Three Suburbs along Riverway Drive.Kelso is the only suburb on Riverway Drive that has homes backing onto the Ross River.Kelso was named after the early settlers Agnes and James Kelso who had a cattle property in 1878 called Laudham Park.
parts of this property where around Five head Creek, this is the area that feeds into the Ross River.
Most of what was Laudham Park is today under water due to the construction of the
Ross River Dam and the rest is now the suburb of Kelso.The first Residential blocks started selling back in 1966
References
* Thuringowa past and present by Diane Vance
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