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The Strand
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Name The Strand
DescriptionThe thoroughfare now known as Townsville's Strand developed from as early as the mid 1860s. In 1881, the Townsville Council planted a series of cedar trees, following up with cocoa and betel nut trees, as a way of beautifying the beachfront area and to provide shade for those using the area for recreation. In 1883, the Council developed a roadway along the beachfront leading to Kissing Point. Anzac Memorial Park began as The Strand Park in the 1910s. The Strand was opened in 1999 by former Townsville Mayor Tony Mooney after Tropical Cyclone Sid damaged the foreshore the year before.Address59-60,The Strand,North Ward,4810,Australia
DescriptionThe thoroughfare now known as Townsville's Strand developed from as early as the mid 1860s. In 1881, the Townsville Council planted a series of cedar trees, following up with cocoa and betel nut trees, as a way of beautifying the beachfront area and to provide shade for those using the area for recreation. In 1883, the Council developed a roadway along the beachfront leading to Kissing Point. Anzac Memorial Park began as The Strand Park in the 1910s. The Strand was opened in 1999 by former Townsville Mayor Tony Mooney after Tropical Cyclone Sid damaged the foreshore the year before.Address59-60,The Strand,North Ward,4810,AustraliaPhotograph
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The Strand. Townsville City Council, accessed 25/03/2025, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/19948
