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Stories of Townsville

Railway Estate

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NameRailway EstateDescriptionTownsville Suburb: The suburb takes its name from the Railway Estate subdivision developed by Messrs. Griffith and Purves during the mid 1880s. They purchased the land from L.F. Sachs, who had acquired the property in 1877 from the Estate of the late Robert Towns.

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Peter Bell Collection

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Flooding near the Estate Theatre, Railway Avenue, Railway Estate, Townsville, after the 1940 cyclone.

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Flooding near the Estate Theatre, Railway Avenue, Railway Estate, Townsville, after the 1940 cyclone.

Photographer Unknown

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The Monsoon Stories Collection was funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments. However, content in this Collection does not necessarily represent the views of either Government.

Townsville City Council acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun, Bindal, Gugu Badhun and Nywaigi as the Traditional Owners of this Land. We pay our respects to their cultures, their ancestors and their Elders, past and present- and all future generations.