North Ward, Queensland
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| North Ward Townsville, Queensland |
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| Population | 5,097 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4810 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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North Ward is a suburb in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Geography
North Ward is home to the beachside area known as The Strand, which overlooks Magnetic Island. The land is mostly flat at close to sea level except for Stanton Hill in the south of the locality (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) which rises to 60 metres.[2] Kissing Point is a headland at the most northerly part of North Ward.[3]
History
North Ward is among Townsville's oldest suburbs, dating to the 1870s.
Heritage listings
North Ward has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 24 Cleveland Terrace: Selhurst (house)[4]
- Fryer Street: St Josephs Church[5]
- 11 Fryer Street: Yongala Lodge[6]
- 38-40 Howitt Street: Kissing Point Fortification[7]
- 4-6 Oxley Street: former North Ward Defence Complex[8]
- Paxton Street: Queens Gardens[9]
- Paxton Street: School House, Townsville Grammar School[10]
- Stanton Hill: Townsville Astronomical Trigonometrical Station[11]
- 45 The Strand: St Patrick's Convent[12]
- 11 Victoria Street: Kardinia[13]
- 4-6 Warburton Street: Townsville Central State School[14]
Amenities in North Ward
Parks:
- The Strand Foreshore and Park.
- Queens Gardens Botanical Gardens, Townsville
Sport:
Schools:
- St Patrick's College, Townsville
- Townsville Central State School
- Townsville Grammar School
- St Joseph's The Strand Catholic Primary School
North Ward parade ground with Castle Hill in background. Circa 1945
References
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External links
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