Kelso, Queensland
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Kelso is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kelso had a population of 10,599 people.
A suburban street in Kelso
Kelso State School administration block, 2023
The bus stop at Kelso Shopping Centre
Ross River Dam
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The Ross River Dam is an earth- and rock-filled embankment dam across the Ross River, located between Kelso and Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. Built initially f
Kelso, Queensland
…and early settlers, Mary and James Kelso, who had cattle property in 1878 called Laudham Park on Five Head Creek. 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…
The spillway at night in 2008, with open floodgates
Part of the 8.67 km-long (28,400 ft) embankment and reservoir