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Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, [1] it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of the Sunshine Coast). It is unofficially considered the capital of North Queensland.
252–270 Flinders Street: former Townsville Post Office (now The Brewery) [25] 253–259 Flinders Street: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery [26] 272–278 Flinders Street: Commonwealth Bank Building [27] 295–303 Flinders Street: Queensland National Bank [28] 337–343 Flinders Street: Westpac Bank [29] 408–410 Flinders Street: Henlein & Co ...
The City of Townsville was first established as the Borough of Townsville under the Municipal Institutions Act 1864 on 15 February 1866. The surrounding rural area, which was given the name Thuringowa Division , was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 .
Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people. [1] It is the city's central business district and a major hub for businesses of all sectors in the Northern Australia region. Waterfront in the CBD
Castle Hill as seen from the Strand, Townsville Monolithic Castle Hill dominates the Townsville coastline. Castle Hill is a heritage-listed isolated pink granite monolith in the suburb of Castle Hill, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] Its Indigenous name is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga. [3] [4]
Currajong is a heritage-listed detached house at 5 Castling Street, West End, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1887 to 1888. It was built from 1887 to 1888. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The former Queen's Hotel, erected in several stages between 1902 and the mid-1920s, was once the premier hotel of North Queensland, and survives as important evidence of the evolution of Townsville as the principal city of North Queensland by the early ...
The Strand has been a part of Townsville's history since the city was founded in the mid-19th century. A public outdoor swimming baths were first constructed between 1886 and 1889. [2] About 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) deep, it was filled daily by tidal actions. The later 'City Baths' were established on the site.