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Stories of Townsville

Aitkenvale

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NameAitkenvaleDescriptionTownsville Suburb: The suburb was named after Thomas Aitken, the original grantee of Portion 38, Parish of Coonambelah. He began subdividing the property during the 1880s, putting 440 quarter acre residential allotments on the market in 1885. The Aboriginal names for the area are Boor-bang-ga and Boor-ga. (C.A. Price, 1885).

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Aitkenvale Library, Townsville, 1992.

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Aitkenvale Library, Townsville, 1992.

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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.