
Surf beach, The Strand, Townsville, Queensland, ca. 1895
Creator: Unidentified.
Location: Townsville, Queensland.
Description: Townsville beach known as The Strand with the striking view of Castle Hill in the background.
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Grow, damn you.
The Strand, Townsville.

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The Strand, Townsville

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The Strand, Townsville

St. Josephs Church and Convent Townsville ca. 1888
Creator: Unidentified.
Location: Townsville, Queensland.
Description: St. Joseph's was built in 1883 and is the oldest remaining major timber structure in Townsville. In 1873 St Joseph's School and St Patrick's Convent were opened by the Sisters of St Joseph. The Sisters also provided a home for orphans. In 1877 the convent was extended to provide accommodation for boarders and it is now the oldest boarding school in Townsville. The Sisters of Mercy took over the complex in 1879. (Information taken from: www.townsville.qld.gov.au/recreation/parks/strand/strandl...)
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John Melton Black's residence, the first home in Townsville, built around 1865
Creator: Daintree, Richard, 1832-1878.
Location: Townsville, Queensland.
Description: View from Melton Hill in Townsville, looking north. The residence belonged to John Melton Black and was constructed around 1865, the first house in Townsville. The small structure to the rear is Black's observatory. The range in the far distance in the extreme right is Cape Pallarenda, the beach on the right is The Strand and the suburb of North Ward. The small hill at the end of the beach being Kissing Point.
Richard Daintree, geologist and photographer, was born in 1832 in Huntingdonshire, England. He matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1851 and in 1852 joined the gold rush to Victoria. Unsuccessful as a prospector he became assistant geologist in the Victorian Geological Survey until 1856. On a visit to England he became interested in photography and when he rejoined the Geological Survey in 1859 he pioneered the use of photography in field-work. In 1864 he became a resident partner with William Hann in pastoral properties in the Burdekin country of North Queensland. There he was able to indulge his passions for both photography and prospecting. When the pastoral boom collapsed he used his knowledge to open up goldfields at Cape River (1867), Gilbert (1869) and Etheridge in 1869-70.
Daintree advocated a geological survey of Queensland and when it began in 1868 he was geologist in charge of the northern division until 1870. In that year he made some of his finest photographic studies. In 1871 his collection of photographs and geological specimens formed the mainstray of Queensland's contribution to the Exhibition of Art and Industry in London. He was sent to England as commissioner in charge of this display, although much of it was lost when the ship carrying Daintree and his family was wrecked. In London he was appointed Queensland's agent-general in 1872.
Due to ill health Daintree resigned in 1876 and died in Kent on the 20th June, 1878. His photographs , taken under difficult conditions by the cumbersome wet-plate process, are superb specimens of the art and present a vivid picture of early settlement in Queensland.
Read more about the Strand on our blog: blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/2012/06/25/queensland-place-hist...
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North Ward area of Townsville Queensland 1949
Creator: Unidentified.
Location:Townsville, Queensland.
Description: Beach side suburb of North Ward looking out to the Cleveland Bay. In the background is Magnetic Island.
Read more about the Strand on our blog: blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/2012/06/25/queensland-place-hist...
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Two little girls at Kissing Point beach Townsville, 1949
Creator: Unidentified.
Location: Townsville, Queensland.
Description: The area has a long associated with the military and social history of Townsville. In 1929 holiday huts for the Country Women's Association (CWA) were constructed on the site that is occupied by the present CWA Homes. In 1933 the CWA was responsible for the construction of the first baths on the site, named in honour of a member, Ethel Crowther. They were restored many times, before they were replaced by the Rock Pool in 1968.
Read more about the Strand on our blog: blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/2012/06/25/queensland-place-hist...
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Queens Hotel in Townsville, ca. 1905
Creator: Unidentified.
Location: Townsville, Queensland.
Description: Souvenir postcard from the Queens Hotel in Townsville, rebuilt after the original Queens Hotel was damaged by Cyclone Leonta in 1903.
Read more about the Strand on our blog: blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/2012/06/25/queensland-place-hist...
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Strand Fountain
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View on the Strand, Townsville, Australia

Jellyfish net
View on the Strand, Townsville, Australia

Rock Pool Townsville
View on the Strand, Townsville, Australia

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Night markets, the strand townsville

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Television And Radio Centre.

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The peaceful pier at The Strand, townsville.

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Jetty and Magnetic Island from The Strand, Townsville

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A bit of beach
View on the Strand, Townsville, Australia