Address: Jezzine Barracks, Mitchell Street, North Ward
Phone: 07 4721 1495
Open: Wednesday, Friday & Sunday 9am - 1pm; Anzac Day 11am to 2 pm. Closed Christmas Vacation and Good Friday. Free admission.
Website: www.amnq.org.au
The Army Museum North Queensland collects and exhibits objects & stories associated with the history of the Australian Army in North Queensland. We have three main galleries - 1. Colonial Era; 2. World War I and II; and 3. Post 1945.
Address: Level 1 Northtown, 280 Flinders Street, Townsville
Phone: 07 4727 9667
Open: Monday to Friday 9am - 1pm. Closed weekends and public holidays.
Email: historyandheritage@townsville.qld.gov.au
Discover the rich history of Townsville and the surrounding region online and in the Local Collection Room at Flinders Street library. Local History staff are available to assist you in the library, or you can email your query.
Address: 5 Baker Street, Hermit Park
Phone: 07 4728 2833
Open: Monday to Thursday 10am - 2pm; Saturday 10am - 2pm by appointment only.
Website: www.fhanq.org
Family History Association has experienced volunteers to assist you to trace your ancestors through our vast library of books, microfiche/film and access to online databases. Special Interest Groups and workshops are also available. Visit their online catalogue: www.librarycat.org/lib/fhanq.
Email: specialcollections@jcu-au.libanswers.com
Open: Tuesday to Thursday 9.30am - 4pm; Friday 9.30am - 1pm.
Website: www.jcu.edu.au/library/specials
The James Cook University Library Special collections of unique and rare resources including books, photographs, oral histories, ephemera, manuscripts and other archival material relating to life in the tropics with a focus on North Queensland. Digital collections are available through the online repository, NQHeritage@JCU.
Address: 11-15 Granite Street, Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island
Phone: 07 4778 5606
Open: Thursday to Monday 10am - 2pm. Open from Easter to Australia Day. Free admission.
Email: mihccmagneticmuseum@gmail.com
Situated in the History and Craft Centre, consisting of the Queensland State heritage-listed former Picnic Bay School and the relocated historic Butler Hut and Hayles Cottage. Magnetic Museum presents annual exhibitions and offers a public reading and research facility for those seeking specific information about Magnetic Island's heritage. An extensive collection of images illustrates Island settlement from the arrival of the first pioneer family in 1876.
Address: 42-68 Palmer Street, South Townsville
Phone: 07 4721 5251
Open: Monday to Saturday 9am - 1.30pm. Closed Australia Day, Easter Friday, Anzac Day, between Christmas and New Year's Day.
Website: www.tmml.org.au
Established in 1986 and located on the south bank of Ross Creek, the museum is a treasure trove of historical artefacts and information that tells stories of our regional maritime past, present and future, such as the world wars, the Port’s development, shipwrecks and more. Suitable for all ages.
Address: 70-102 Flinders Street, Townsville
Phone: 07 4726 0600
Open: 9am - 4pm daily. Closed Good Friday, Anzac Day (25 April), Christmas Day & Boxing Day.
Website: www.mtq.qm.qld.gov.au
Heard about the mutiny on the Bounty? Did you know there's a little known sequel about the ship sent to capture the mutineers and return them to England? Find out about the HMS Pandora's tragic journey, discover the fate of the mutineers and see objects recovered from the shipwreck in the Museum's Pandora Gallery.
Address: RAAF Base, 386 Ingham Road, Garbutt
Phone: 07 4752 1516
Open: Tuesday & Thursday 9am - 12pm; Sunday 9am - 3pm. Free admission.
RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre features historical photographs, maps of WWII airfields, flying helmet display, Caribou display, library research, and memorial gardens.
Address: St James Place, Level 1, 155-157 Denham Street, Townsville
Phone: 07 4771 4775 - Option 4
Open: Wednesday to Friday 9am - 4pm. Closed public holidays and weekends. By appointment only.
Website: www.anglicannq.org/governance/archives-and-records
The Anglican Diocese of North Queensland Archives and Research Centre contains historical information. These include correspondence, photographs, administration, and registry records from churches, parishes, schools, colleges, and institutions across North Queensland, the Cape, and Torres Strait Islands. Certificates and research tasks may incur service fees for data collection and copying.
Address: 276 Stuart Drive, Wulguru
Phone: 07 4729 1392
Open: Access via appointment by emailing hlucas@tsv.catholic.org.au
Website: www.tsv.catholic.org.au/diocese/diocesan-office/archives-6znxmu/
The Diocesan Archives are reasonably well established. Unfortunately, because of financial constraints, an archivist is employed for only three days per week in the Diocese. The Archive holds records regarding the administration of the Diocese since its inception in 1930 and parish records going back to the earlier days when in the Rockhampton Diocese. It holds general material about Parishes and some Diocesan organisations and agencies. Some Baptismal and Confirmation Registers from the 1800s and more recently are held. More recent Baptismal and Confirmation, Marriage and Funeral registers are retained by individual parishes.
Address: 5 Castling Street, Townsville
Phone: 07 4771 5873
Open: Currently not open to the general public.
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.au/educationprograms/townsville-heritage-centre/
The nineteenth-century villa residence ‘Currajong’, a worker’s dwelling dating from 1884 and a 1921 farmhouse are the three buildings that form the Townsville Heritage Centre. The Education Kit for the Centre, available here for teachers, covers several topics relevant to the school curriculum.
Address: 27 Barbeler Street, Currajong
Phone: 07 4775 7838
Open: Monday to Friday 9am - 2.30pm. Closed Sat, Sun & public holidays.
Website: www.townsvillemuseum.com.au
Townsville Museum is dedicated to preserving the social and economic history of Townsville with artefacts and photos featured in two display halls. Small entry fee applies. Schools and group bookings welcome (by appointment).
