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Townsville

American

[tounz-vil] / ˈtaʊnz vɪl /

noun

a seaport on the E coast of Queensland, in E Australia.

Townsville British

/ ˈtaʊnzvɪl /

noun

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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The sharks were kept in large, temperature-controlled tanks at the Marine and Aquaculture Research Facility Unit at James Cook University in Townsville.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

The other host cities will be Melbourne, Adelaide, Townsville, Newcastle and Brisbane, which will also stage the 2032 Olympics.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Dyer grew up in a place called Townsville and displayed a performative streak early on thanks, in part, to her father, a lawyer, who moonlighted as a musical performer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Parts of the road between Townsville and the tourist centre of Cairns have been cut off, hampering efforts to get rescue teams and sandbags to the area.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

I had been wronged in Townsville, and afterwards I had received the impression that it was a case of each man for himself without fear or favour.

From Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) by Weitemeyer, Thorvald

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