Townsville Queensland said that he thought he was being stalked by an alligator.
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35 Facts About Townsville Queensland
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Townsville Queensland agreed to provide ongoing financial assistance to the new settlement and Townsville was named in his honour.
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Townsville Queensland was declared a municipality in February 1866, with John Melton Black elected as its first Mayor.
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Townsville Queensland developed rapidly as the major port and service centre for the Cape River, Gilbert, Ravenswood, Etheridge and Charters Towers goldfields.
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At the beginning of 1942, Townsville Queensland had 30,000 inhabitants and between 5,000 and 7,000 of them voluntarily evacuated to other places.
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In July 1942, three small Japanese air raids were conducted against Townsville Queensland, which was by then the most important air base in Australia.
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The royal party had a leisurely cruise to Townsville Queensland, taking four days to arrive after their departure from Mackay.
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On 3 June 1992 the High Court of Australia ruled in favour of Eddie Mabo in Mabo v Townsville Queensland recognising native title in Australia for the first time.
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In 1993 the New South Wales Rugby League announced that a team from Townsville would be admitted to the expanded, nation-wide competition, and the North Queensland Cowboys made their debut in the 1995 ARL season.
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In February 2019, Townsville Queensland experienced a major flood event, which caused five deaths.
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Elliot Springs, a satellite city to the south of Townsville Queensland developed by national developer Lendlease Group, is expected to be home to 26,000 people by 2057.
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Additionally, the Townsville Queensland Government announced it will be offering 270 hectares of State-owned land, just south of the Bohle River, for urban expansion.
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Notable cyclones to affect the Townsville Queensland Region have been: Cyclone Yasi, Cyclone Tessi, Cyclone Sid, Cyclone Joy, Cyclone Althea, Cyclone Leonta, and Cyclone Sigma.
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Townsville Queensland has offices of many State and Federal Government agencies, such as Centrelink and the Australian Taxation Office.
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Townsville Queensland was re-elected in the 2020 Queensland local government elections.
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The majority of the population of Townsville Queensland is represented in the Australian House of Representatives by Phillip Thompson of the Liberal National Party, reelected as the member for the Division of Herbert at the 2022 Australian federal election.
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Some northern suburbs of Townsville Queensland, known collectively as the "Northern Beaches", are included in the Division of Kennedy which is represented by Bob Katter, who is based in Mount Isa about 900 kilometres west of Townsville Queensland.
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Townsville Queensland has several large public assets as a result of its relative position and population.
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The University quickly felt the demand for a face-to-face teaching presence in Townsville Queensland and has since opened a purpose built campus in the city offering many on-campus courses including nursing, paramedic science, business and psychology as well as supporting growing numbers of online students.
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The Museum of Tropical Townsville Queensland is a museum of natural history, archaeology and history.
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Townsville Queensland was a host city for the preliminary rounds of the men's and women's Basketball competition for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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Townsville Queensland has produced a number of Wallabies in past including Peter Grigg and Sam Scott-Young.
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AFL Townsville Queensland operate a regional Australian rules football league in the region.
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Several Australian Test and ODI cricketers have come out of Townsville Queensland including fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Symonds and James Hopes.
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Townsville Queensland Hospital is a 580-bed university teaching hospital in the suburb of Douglas.
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The Townsville Queensland Hospital was formally located in North Ward whose main building serves an example of the Streamline Moderne style of architecture.
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Townsville Queensland is the intersection point of the A1, and the A6 National Highways.
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Townsville Queensland has a public transport system contracted to TransLink, which provides regular services between many parts of the city.
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Construction of railways in the area of Townsville Queensland started as early as 1879, and the first railway line was inaugurated in 1880.
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Townsville Queensland is a major destination and generator of rail freight services.
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The Port of Townsville has bulk handling facilities for importing cement, nickel ore and fuel, and for exporting sugar and products from North Queensland's mines.
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RAAF Base Townsville Queensland, which is located in the suburb of Garbutt, houses the Beech KingAir 350 aircraft from No 38 Squadron RAAF.
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Townsville Queensland is the staging point for the movement of personnel and materials to the remote parts of Northern Australia and many overseas locations.
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