Townsville Wikipedia. Townsville is a city on the north eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. Townsville is Australias largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a 2. Considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland by locals, Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. Popular attractions include The Strand, a long tropical beach and garden strip Riverway, a riverfront parkland attraction located on the banks of Ross River Reef HQ, a large tropical aquarium holding many of the Great Barrier Reefs native flora and fauna the Museum of Tropical Queensland, built around a display of relics from the sunken British warship HMS Pandora Castle Hill or as it was originally known Cootharinga, the most prominent landmark of the area and a popular fitness destination The Townsville Sports Reserve and Magnetic Island, a large neighbouring island, the vast majority of which is national park. HistoryeditEarly historyeditSuch indigenous groups as the Wulgurukaba, Bindal, Girrugubba, Warakamai and Nawagi, among others, originally inhabited the Townsville area. The Wulgurukaba claim to be the traditional owner of the Townsville city area the Bindal had a claim struck out by the Federal Court of Australia in 2. James Cook visited the Townsville region on his first voyage to Australia in 1. Cook named nearby Cape Cleveland, Cleveland Bay and Magnetical Island. In 1. Captain Phillip Parker King and botanist Alan Cunningham were the first Europeans to record a local landing. In 1. James Morrill was shipwrecked from the Peruvian, living in the Townsville area among the Bindal people for 1. Brisbane. 9Establishmentedit. Anzac Cenotaph and Esplanade, Townsville, circa 1. The Burdekin Rivers seasonal flooding made the establishment of a seaport north of the river essential to the nascent inland cattle industry. No more missed important software updates UpdateStar 11 lets you stay up to date and secure with the software on your computer. Fake News Papers Fake News Videos. A Few Abbreviations. The last column gives you information about the transmitter site. EO Esperanto Constructed language 2m. Calera de Tango. Cline Marie Claudette Dion n. Charlemagne, Quebec, deintoare a Ordinului Canadei i a Ordinului Naional al Qubecului, este o. John Melton Black of Woodstock Station, an employee of Sydney entrepreneur and businessman Robert Towns, dispatched Andrew Ball, Mark Watt Reid and a detachment of 8 troopers of the Native Police to search for a suitable site. Balls party reached the Ross Creek in April 1. Melton Hill, near the present Customs House on The Strand. Edward Kennedy, a member of the surveying party, recalls the native police chasing local tribesmen into the ocean and pumping lead at them. On the return journey to Port Denison, the group dispersed another aboriginal clan, rounding up fifteen women who remained at the scene of combat and abducted them back to the barracks. No mention is made of the fate of any children. The first party of settlers, led by W. A. Ross, arrived at Cleveland Bay from Woodstock Station on 5 November of that year. In 1. 86. 6 Robert Towns visited for three days, his first and only visit. He agreed to provide ongoing financial assistance to the new settlement and Townsville was named in his honour. Townsville was declared a municipality in February 1. John Melton Black elected as its first Mayor. Townsville developed rapidly as the major port and service centre for the Cape River, Gilbert, Ravenswood, Etheridge and Charters Towers goldfields. Regional pastoral and sugar industries also expanded and flourished. Townsvilles population was 4,0. In 1. 90. 1 Lord Hopetoun made a goodwill tour of northern Australia and accepted an invitation to officially open Townsvilles town hall, occasioning the first ever vice regal ceremonial unfurling of the Australian national flag. FRRPOQNH8zk.jpg' alt='Esperanto Last Tango Rar' title='Esperanto Last Tango Rar' />With Brisbane, in 1. Townsville was proclaimed a City under the Local Authorities Act. Parade of 3. 1st Battalion, Kennedy Regiment, marching down Flinders Street, Townsville, Queensland, 1. The foundation stone of the Townsville Cenotaph was laid in Strand Park on 1. July 1. 92. 3. 1. It was unveiled on 2. April 1. 92. 4 ANZAC Day by the Queensland Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan. TownsvilleThuringowaeditThe rural land surrounding the city was initially managed by the Thuringowa Road Board, which eventually became the Shire of Thuringowa. The shire ceded land several times to support Townsvilles expansion. In 1. 98. 6 the Shire became incorporated as a city, governed by the Thuringowa City Council. The cities of Townsville and Thuringowa were amalgamated into the new Townsville City Council in March 2. Queensland state governments reform program. Japanese influenceeditIn 1. Esperanto Last Tango Rar' title='Esperanto Last Tango Rar' />Japan established its first Australian consulate in Townsville, primarily to serve some 4,0. Japanese workers who migrated to work in the sugar cane, turtle, trochus, beche de mer and pearling industries. With the introduction of the White Australia policy, the demand for Japanese workers decreased, causing the consulate to finally close in 1. Second World Waredit. A statue of Robert Towns was placed in Flinders Square in recognition of his contribution to the establishment of Townsville. During the Second World War, the city was host to more than 5. American and Australian troops and air crew, and it became a major staging point for battles in the South West Pacific. A large United States Armed Forces contingent supported the war effort from seven airfields and other bases around the city and in the region. The first bombing raid on Rabaul, in Papua New Guinea, on 2. February 1. 94. 2 was carried out by six B 1. Townsville. citation neededSome of the units based in Townsville were In July 1. 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Tropical Cyclone Althea, a category 4 cyclone, battered the city and Magnetic Island, causing considerable damage. Two very significant hotels on Flinders Street were lost. Buchanans Hotel was regarded by architectural historians as Australias most significant building in the Filigree style was lost to fire in 1. Alexandra Hotel to demolition in the 1. Beethoven Tempest Sonata 3Rd Movement Pdf To Word on this page. Eddie Mabo, who later became famous for his involvement in overturning the legal fiction of terra nullius, worked as a gardener at James Cook University in the 1. BvsJdg/VQ2SmVw_biI/AAAAAAAAI54/d11rQhc-EGQ/s1600/Untitled-Scanned-01.jpg' alt='Esperanto Last Tango Rar' title='Esperanto Last Tango Rar' />It was here he first learned of the implications of the terra nullius doctrine and decided to take on the Australian government. The James Cook University Douglas campus library is now named after him. In October 2. 00. Solomon Islands Peace Agreement was negotiated in Townsville. Urban layouteditInner city high density development has also created population growth and gentrification of the central business district CBD. One significant contributor to CBD development was the construction of a new rail passenger terminal and moving the railway workshops,2. Queensland Rail for the development of residential units, retail projects and a new performing arts centre. The skyline of Townsvilles central business district has undergone dramatic changes over the last few years, with a number of new highrise buildings, both commercial and residential, constructed.