North Ward, Queensland

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Parade ground with Castle Hill in background. Circa 1945
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Parade ground with Castle Hill in background. Circa 1945

North Ward, is a suburb of Townsville, Australia. North Ward is home to the cities most prominent attraction, The Strand, and is the city's most cleanest suburb, as voted 10 years in a row. North Ward also is one of the city's oldest suburbs, dating as far back to the 1870's, and is home

[edit] History of North Ward

No. 3 Fighter Sector Headquarters (3FSHQ) was established on 25 February 1942 in the Townsville Grammar School at North Ward. It was renamed to 103 Fighter Control Unit (103 FCU) on 7 March 1944.

3 Fighter Sector Headquarters is also situated at Wulguru.

[edit] Public Facilities in North Ward

Education:

  • St Patricks College, Townsville
  • Townsville Central State School
  • Townsville Grammar School
  • St Joesph's The Strand Catholic Primary School

Shopping:

  • North Ward Shopping Village:

Parks:

Sport:

  • Townsville Sports Reserve
  • Queens Park
    • Tobruk Memorial Swimming Pool

[edit] See also

Peter Dunn's website If you have knowledge of 3FSHQ please update this article and also visit Dunn's website.

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