Stuart, Queensland
| Stuart Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Postcode(s) | 4811 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||
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Stuart is a rural suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Heritage listings
Stuart has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Centenary Drive, off Dwyer Street: Stewart's Creek Gaol (former)[2]
- Off Stuart Drive: Operations and Signals Bunker (former)[3]
- 523 Stuart Drive: St Brigid's Church[4]
History during WW2
WW2 map showing locations of bunkers
In December 1942, two classrooms of the Stuart State School on the outskirts of Townsville were used by the Army as the main Army Signals Communication Centre in North Queensland.
The unit then moved to a concrete bunker at Roseneath.
References
- ↑ "Stuart". Place name details. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "Stewart's Creek Gaol (former) (entry 16895)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "Operations and Signals Bunker (former) (entry 16461)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "St Brigid's Church (entry 15656)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
External links
Coordinates: 19°19′S 146°49′E / 19.317°S 146.817°E