Townsville
[tounz-vil]
- a seaport on the E coast of Queensland, in E Australia.
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"I shall be leaving Townsville to-day, I find," she said politely.
Chinkie's Flat and Other StoriesLouis Becke
It was held in a house at the foot of Castle Hill, in Townsville.
Reminiscences of QueenslandWilliam Henry Corfield
On my arrival in Townsville I found the wet season was not yet over.
Reminiscences of QueenslandWilliam Henry Corfield
But it may be of interest to hear that Townsville claims one distinction.
The Pacific TriangleSydney Greenbie
That was Townsville, the new settlement where money was to be made.
Missing FriendsThorvald Weitemeyer
Townsville
- a port in E Australia, in NE Queensland on the Coral Sea: centre of a vast agricultural and mining hinterland. Pop: 119 504 (2001)
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