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Tuesday in Townsville The Queens Hotel

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Although Queens Hotel Townsville no longer operates as a hotel, I am lucky to remember a time when it did.   My first memory is of attending a wedding breakfast there.  It had a grand sweeping staircase into the foyer – the perfect platform for the bride to launch the bridal bocquet from.  The polished …

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Tuesday in Townsville at Relish Cafe

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Updated August 2018. Relish Cafe is currently closed. Relish Cafe has been open for fifteen months and I haven’t been!  Meanwhile their reputation has been building – reports have been trickling through. First of all my food loving friend had breakfast there with her daughter and raved to me about the combination of avocado and …

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Tuesday in Townsville in 2013

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Bring on 2014 – A New Beginning. 2013 in Retrospect. CLICK HERE FOR ANOTHER TOWNSVILLE 400 SUPERCAR Post. Townsville is a Garrison City. Click here for more Strand Ephemera Photos on our Facebook Page STRAND NIGHT MARKETS (Click on the link for more information) CLICK HERE FOR 30 TOWNSVILLE EXPERIENCES ON A BUDGET PLUS Every Tuesday BTT showcases …

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Tuesday in Townsville – Poinciana Flowers and a Happy New Year

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Christmas 2013, christened The Best Christmas Yet by general family consensus, exited the stage, leaving me a few pounds chunkier and the fridge a few bottles of Sav Blanc richer, albeit with a certain odeur de crevettes. Poinciana trees in flower are special to us.  Many years ago living the childfree existence in Western Australia, we flew …

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A Christmas Feast for Australian Parrots and Black Cockatoos

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Living in North Queensland means we get to see plenty of Australian birdlife. There are Australian Parrots and Black Cockatoos like the ones shown below.  The birds of North Queensland are enjoying a Christmas Feast especially for them. Rainbow Lorikeets are Australian native parrots that love the pink blooms on Euodia Trees – the same …

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Tuesday in Townsville – Skydive

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There was quite a strong breeze blowing on the Strand in Townsville yesterday afternoon and we were quite surprised to see this sign.   We could hear the plane gaining height above and on our return walk sure enough they were floating down so we sat on a park bench for a better view.  There …

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Tuesday in Townsville – The Rotunda

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Built in 1913, the Band Stand, now referred to as the Rotunda, was used to host open air concerts.  You can find it on the Strand in Anzac Park between the fountain (the one with illuminated colour changes) and the Garden of Remembrance.  It is across the road from one of my favourite buildings, The …

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Visit Radical Bay Magnetic Island Just 20 minutes from Townsville North Queensland

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Radical Bay Magnetic Island was once home to the low key Radical Bay resort – I visited it as a teenager in the 1970’s.  There has been talk of the bay being re-developed but none of the plans have passed Council and so the privately owned access road has fallen into disrepair. Read about it …

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