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Stories of Townsville

Town Common

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NameTown CommonDescriptionKnown as Wambuluna by the Gurambilbara Wulgurukaba peoples, the Town Common now forms a State Conservation Park.

The area, gazetted as a common in 1869 has a post colonial history of cattle grazing and contains the site of the second Quarantine Station in the city.

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Nth Queensland Television Video

The town common, Townsville, 1991.

Photographer Margaret Turley

The town common, Townsville, 1991.

Photographer Margaret Turley

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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.