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Townsville

Queensland, Australia

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Last Updated: Jan 7, 2025 • Article History

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Man dies in hospital after Townsville house fire, woman still on life support • Jan. 6, 2025, 1:49 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Police release footage of deliberate Townsville house blaze as two remain in hospital • Jan. 2, 2025, 9:48 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Two rescued as Townsville's wild weather heads to sea, to relief of Mackay and Whitsundays • Dec. 21, 2024, 6:47 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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

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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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