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Townsville is the intersection point of the A1 (Bruce Highway), and the A6 (Flinders Highway) National Highways. The Townsville Ring Road, planned to become part of the re-routed A1 route bypass, circumnavigates the city. Townsville has a public transport system contracted to Translink, which provides regular services between many parts of the ...
Andrew Ball was one of the first Europeans to explore the Cleveland Bay district, and is acknowledged as the founder of Townsville. In 1864 he was managing Woodstock Station (to the south of Ross River) for pastoralists Robert Towns and John Melton Black (who together owned Jarvisfield and Woodstock cattle runs and Fanning Downs and Victoria Downs sheep stations), when Black asked Ball to ...
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 and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma .
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
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 ...
Magnetic Island (Wulguru: Yunbenun) is an island 8 kilometres (5 mi) offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This 52 km 2 (20.1 sq mi) mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville. The island is accessible from Townsville Breakwater to Nelly Bay Harbour by ferry.
Known for: Founder of Townsville, Queensland: Robert Towns (10 November 1794 – 11 April 1873) was a British master mariner who settled in Australia as a businessman
Riverway is a riverfront parkland attraction located in the Condon Suburb of Townsville that opened in July 2006. It stretches along 11 km (7 mi) of the Ross River, with areas at Pioneer Park, Loam Island, Apex Park and Ross Park at the Ross River Dam. [1]