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Stories of Townsville

Cape Pallarenda

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Name Cape PallarendaDescriptionNamed by George P. Heath during the survey of Cleveland Bay in October 1864. It was also named Cape Marlow, a month or so later. Cape Pallarenda was once a quarantine station, established between 1915-1916, and a strategic defence location in World War II. Visitors can walk and ride the Cape Pallarenda Trails to see the World War II structures on the Cape Pallarenda headland.

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View from Pallarenda Beach to Castle Hill, Townsville, 1991

View from Pallarenda Beach to Castle Hill, Townsville, 1991

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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.