Pimlico, Queensland
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Pimlico Townsville/Thuringowa, Queensland |
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Postcode: | 4812 | ||||||||||||
LGA: | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||
State District: | Townsville and Mundingburra | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Herbert | ||||||||||||
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Pimlico, is a suburb of Townsville, Australia.
[edit] WW2 History
During WW2, Pimlico housed a secret RAAF location within discrete houses to monitor Japanese radio. The unit set up for this task was 1 Wireless Unit
4810 (Urban Townsville): Belgian Gardens · Castle Hill · North Ward · Pallarenda · Railway Estate · Rowes Bay · South Townsville · Townsville City · West End · Yarrawonga
4811 (Urban and Rural Southern Townsville): Cluden · Gulliver · Idalia · James Cook University · Oak Valley · Oonoonba · Rosslea · Roseneath · Stuart · Wulguru
4812 (Urban Townsville): Currajong · Gulliver · Hyde Park · Hermit Park · Mundingburra · Mysterton · Pimlico · Rising Sun · Rosslea
4813: Lavarack Army Barracks
4814 (Urban Townsville): Aitkenvale · Annandale · Cranbrook · Douglas · Garbutt · Heatley · Mt Louisa · Murray · Vincent
4815 (Urban Thuringowa): Condon · Kelso · Pinnacles · Rasmussen
4816 (Rural Townsville and Thuringowa): Alligator Creek · Balgal Beach · Brookhill · Cape Cleveland · Cungulla · Julago · Mount Elliot · Mutarnee · Nome · Orpheus Island · Palm Island · Pamula · Rollingstone · Toomulla
4817 (Urban and Rural Thuringowa): Alice River · Bohle Plains · Kirwan · Thuringowa Central
4818 (rural Townsville and Thuringowa): Black River · Bluewater · Bohle · Burdell · Bushland Beach · Deeragun · Jensen · Mount Low · Mount St John · Saunders Beach · Shaw · Toolakea · Yabulu
4819 (Magnetic Island): Arcadia · Horseshoe Bay · Nelly Bay · Picnic Bay