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Townsville

Queensland, Australia

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Last Updated: Dec 22, 2024 • Article History

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Two rescued as Townsville's wild weather heads to sea, to relief of Mackay and Whitsundays • Dec. 20, 2024, 9:38 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Police scour scrub for weapon after suspected murder near Townsville • Dec. 17, 2024, 9:37 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

‘Human body can only take so much’: home in Australia, remaining Bali Nine face their new normal • Dec. 16, 2024, 1:02 AM ET (The Guardian)

Trio of serving ADF soldiers arrested on multiple charges after police investigation intercepted mail containing cash • Dec. 13, 2024, 12:34 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Army veteran says she feels less safe in Townsville than serving overseas in riot zone • Dec. 4, 2024, 7:54 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Townsville, city and major port, eastern Queensland, Australia, at the mouth of Ross Creek on Cleveland Bay of the Coral Sea. Founded in 1864 and named after Robert Towns, it was gazetted a town in 1865 and served as a centre for trade with the Pacific Islands. Proclaimed a municipality in 1866, it became a city in 1903. Lying close to Flinders Passage through the Great Barrier Reef offshore, it has one of Queensland’s finest artificial harbours. The confluence of rail lines from Brisbane (690 miles [1,110 km] southeast), Cairns, Charters Towers, Mount Isa, and Cloncurry, the city also has ...(100 of 225 words)

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