North Ward, Queensland

North Ward is a suburb in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.^[2]

Geography

North Ward is home to the beachside area known as The Strand, which overlooks Magnetic Island. The land is mostly flat at close to sea level except for Stanton Hill in the south of the locality (19°15′18″S 146°48′49″E / 19.2551°S 146.8135°E / -19.2551; 146.8135 (Stanton Hill)) which rises to 60 metres.^[3] Kissing Point is a headland at the most northerly part of North Ward.^[4]

History

North Ward is among Townsville's oldest suburbs, dating to the 1870s.

Heritage listings

North Ward has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 24 Cleveland Terrace: Selhurst (house)^[5]
• 24 Eyre Street: Second Townsville General Hospital^[6]
• Fryer Street: St Josephs Church^[7]
• 11 Fryer Street: Yongala Lodge^[8]
• 38-40 Howitt Street: Kissing Point Fortification^[9]
• 4-6 Oxley Street: former North Ward Defence Complex^[10]
• Paxton Street: Queens Gardens^[11]
• Paxton Street: School House, Townsville Grammar School^[12]
• Stanton Hill: Townsville Astronomical Trigonometrical Station^[13]
• 45 The Strand: St Patrick's Convent^[14]
• 11 Victoria Street: Kardinia^[15]
• 4-6 Warburton Street: Townsville Central State School^[16]

Amenities in North Ward

^[17]Parks:

• The Strand Foreshore and Park.
• Queens Gardens Botanical Gardens, Townsville

Sport:

• Townsville Sports Reserve
• Tobruk Memorial Baths

Schools:

• St Patrick's College, Townsville, which opened on 1 January 1904.^[18]
• Townsville Central State School, which opened on 11 March 1869 and celebrated its centenary in 1969.^[18][19]
• Townsville Grammar School, which opened on 16 April 1888 and celebrated its centenary in 1988.^[18][20]
• St Joseph's The Strand Catholic Primary School

North Ward parade ground with Castle Hill in background. Circa 1945

References

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places:North Ward

Coordinates: 19°15′S 146°49′E / 19.250°S 146.817°E / -19.250; 146.817