A thread for Townsville pictures. Now that I've got a digital camera and I'm taking lots of photos I'll throw a nice one into here every now and then. If antone else has a nice Townsville photo feel free to post.

A couple to start off.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/CastleHill.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/Bullwinkles.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/UrbanQuarter2.jpg

I soon will. Probably, next Wednesday.

A couple more taken from the balcony at Museum of Tropical Queensland - yes I know I need to clean my lense more often :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/MTQView2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/MTQView.jpg

Those Pictures make Townsville look quite Dense. I might submit some pics on the weekend or at the most, by Wednesday as I go into Town for my Monthly TYC Meeting.

Here's a couple of UQ2 and the Mint Crane as well.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p926bcfa30bbb515b8ac13d6ebbc3db3e/f6996b3c.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p6ed2935d5001362b8c48ddd226666a9a/f6996b37.jpg

Oriolus nice pics, what digi cam have you got?

Joe - My camera is a Kodak DX6490 with 10x optical zoom & 4.1 megapixels - pretty nice - I was willing to pay $600 and got this one for $599!!

Gertzy - what kind of camera have you got?

yeah 10x optical zoom seem to help a lot, the zoom onto the suncorp metway building is unreal. Keep takin those pics.

Mine is a Kodak CX6230, I've had mine since about October last year. I actually got it for free as the original Camera I had, stuffed up a bit in terms of zoom (Meaning the zoom wouldn't work). I took it back to Troy Williams to get it sent back and repaired and to find they didn't make the model I had so they gave me a new one and I found later It was about $399.

Oriolus, I have the same camera as you. Its a great camera, Ive had mine since last November. One of the guys at work is a photographer and suggested it because of the german lenses, apparently they are really good. Im happy with mine but I think I still need some practice on some of my long distance shots.

Another couple of pictures taken during my City Escapade Yesterday.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p91a0210d8b8024ce80fed87a695e48ee/f696869a.jpg
Urban Quarter from Denham street bridge.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid143/p1320caa3f4e30a3e8e365d17abac91eb/f6968692.jpg
River Quays (Telstra) and Riviera in South Townsville.

Mt Stuart, taken from JCU while waiting for a bus.

I read that the main tower is 160m but it was in a newspaper so its probably wrong :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/MtStuart.jpg

I dont think its 160m but I think definatley that its over 100m in height.

The sugar shaker reflected in Zurich
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/ZurichReflection.jpg

I like that shot very much, nice job.

An interesting angle down Anthony St, taken from the reservior above the Sturt St cutting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/AnthonyStView.jpg

A couple more from the reservoir above the cutting

The George Street of Townsville - Walker Street
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/WalkerSt.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/CinemaPlazaHI.jpg

The pic looking down towards River Quays is Townsville's best effort at a skyscraper canyon! Lol :)

Yeh, that's what I was thinking, although Quest and River Quays aren't even adjacent. If the 7 storey Ibis Hotel extends right back to Anthony St it'll look even better.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/WalkerSt.jpg

My dad works in the low rise building in the centre of this shot (grid windows)

And i believe those two new resi towers r going up on the right hand side of the pic?

That's the Commonwealth Centre with the grid windows. And you're right about Hedley's towers - the 20 storey one will go right between Walker House and State Goverment Offices across the road from Commonwealth Centre

Townsville's first building of 5 storeys or more in the suburbs - Edgewater Apartments on the Ross River at Riverside Gardens. Could be more to come - 350 apartments are planned for the precinct, many 2&3 storey already completed but more up to 5 storeys on the way.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/Edgewater.jpg

That would be classed as a 4 story building wouldn't it? Usually the ground floor isn't counted. Either way, thats a nice addition to Riverside Gardens. Didn't even know about that one.

Took a real ball tearer (IMO) of both Mariners North and Jupiters yesterday - much better than last time I tried - it was the day all that smoke haze was about. Enjoy.

Mariners North
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/MarinersNorth.jpg

Jupiters
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/Jupiters.jpg

found this on the web. what is crane at left?

http://www.adagiomarine.com/year2002/images_townsville/image/dscn6183.jpg

Mt Stuart, taken from JCU while waiting for a bus.

I read that the main tower is 160m but it was in a newspaper so its probably wrong :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/MtStuart.jpg
yes its correct at 160m. how far is it from CBD?

Cul, that crane is probably there from when Riviera Apartments were being bulit. They are about 4/5 stories. Nice looking apartments actually.

Yeah, the Crane is from when Rivieria was being built back 2002/2003. Riveria is Two main Buildings, One being at 6/7 the other being at 5. Around 66 units overall.

Thanks Cul - 160m wow, definately Townsville's tallest structure. It's about 10km from the CBD - amazing views from the lookout at the top, at 584m.

Riviera's two buildings are 7 and 6 storeys - 39 units all up I thought. I think I see Highpoint UC on on the hill in that pic. Is that 21 Stokes below it - I didn't know it used to be cream.

So, Mt Stuart with the Tower is 744m in height. Pretty amazing. 21 Stokes used to be Cream alright. Had it repainted around 2003.

Here's an different kind of pic - the tip of Holiday Inn seen over a rise in upper Denham St (on Stanton Hill)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/HolInnoverDenham.jpg

Are you talking about Hale street area etc around there anyway or near St James Cathederal area.

Yep, its taken from the corner of Denham & Hale - just past the top of thoses steps which lead up to Stanton Hill from Wills St, near the GPD Tower site.

Okay yep, Is there anymore news on GPD Tower so far or is it still the same.

I walked past yesterday - no DA sign up. Maybe they think the new City Plan will be more sympathetic to their development and are waiting till Jan 1 (when it comes in) to submit. I mean the news first broke in May - 6 months ago - how long does it take design a friggin 23 storey building :D

I was also reading somewhere that they are working with YWCA with the plan of the Tower as to comply wit h their side of it as their accomodation and that is going to be torn down.

Took this photo this morning of the 4 guyed masts at Cape Cleveland - don't know who owns them or how tall they are but I reckon at least 100 metres high. They're between the eastern coast of Cape Cleveland and the AIMS Road (Aust Institute of Marine Science), about 40 minutes south of Townsville (east as the crow flies)

Two in centre, 2 more further back to the left
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/CapeClevelandMasts.jpg

I've never noticed them before, I go to Cungulla (Also on the East coast of Cape Cleveland) alot fishing with usually my uncle, dad, brother and cousins but I've never seen them before.

Nice pics, can't wait to visit that city!

The Sugar Shaker looms in the background from the desolation of a new housing estate. (Fairfield Waters)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/HolinnFairfield.jpg

Thats a nice one, imagine if it were to be say around 150m mark, you'd see it from Stuart (You can now but even better if it were around 150m

First person to tell me what's wrong with this picture gets a prize!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/HPlace.jpg
It's a real picture from an article about the history of H Place Furniture in foreground.

Stanley Street premises prior to Cyclone Althea. If The sugar shaker was built 76 and Cyclone Althea happened in 71, then that photo has the wrong date.

oh thanks for this thread i really have a good idea of the sky line now. :cheers:

No worries petermaloney - good to know some southerners do read this froums

You're right Gertzy - neither sugar shaker, Commonwealth Bank or Ogden St carpark were built before Althea. I think this is actually a photo of a later H Place premises near cnr of Stanley & Hanran, where Urban Quarter shopping centre is now.

Here's your prize!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/ShipyardView1.jpg

Urban Quarter from Castle Hill

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_1795S.jpg

Anyone know why that empty block on right was left out of the development - I wonder who owns it & what their plans are.

I'm jumping that fence to get a photo of Mint from the Balcony thing at the top of the staircase on UQ1. Infact, when was that picture taken.

Pic was taken Sunday (13/2/05) afternoon, about 3pm

I've got a good idea for a great Townsville CBD pic. This will be hard for me though. What anybody should do, is book a night at the Holiday Inn and with that, your Keycard gets you into the pool deck and that would be an ideal place for a good shot.
As well you get a night at a 4 star hotel.

Quest looks like a very ideal place, but the good thing is, you don't need to spend the night there or anything. You can walk right through the reception and onto the Tenth floor Balcony or if you want to have your visit unknown, there is the two Stairways to the sides of the reception area,infact, in the car park.

My Dad can get access to Centrelink after hours etc and this is Stanley Place, even from the Sixth floor, you can get great views, maybe not Million Dollar, infact, I have many stories of Highpoint UC from there. On some occasions, I came into Stanley Place when Highpoint was UC and on many occasions, someone would yell out "The crane is moving" and straight after that, all you can see is heads turning to look at The Crane. Many people were disapointed when the crane was Dismantled.

But with his keycard, I can get access to the Higher floors of the Centrelink Quoient of Stanley place but I won't go after hours.

Melton Terrace
Wulguru, more raised up the hill.
Stuart, on the Highway
are noticable picturesque places.

I am writing this all down mainly because Iam Tired, Its Friday night and I'm thinking of many to get an out of the ordinary picture. Disregard anything I say unless you really would like to try these spots etc.

I have a few friends that live in Highpoint in the back building. It's a good view from up there.

Railway Estate Overpass is also a great place.

Townsville in 1897 - incredible huh.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/City1897.jpg

The tallest building at the time looks to have been the old Scott, Dawson & Stewart Building, which still stands today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/ScottDawsonStewart.jpg

The School of Arts Building is the only other surviver I can see (corner of Walker & Stanley, at left). Across the road from Scott Dawson & Stewart must be the Hollis Hopkins Building, demolished to make way for Suncorp Plaza.

Thats where, Purcell Taylor Lawyers are and North Queensland Women's legal service is. My Friends dad works at Purcell Taylor and My Mum is part of NQWLS.

Looking up at Stanley Place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_1936SS.jpg

Thats a nice Photo.

I was at a friends place yesterday out at "The Heights" at Wulguru. They have an excellent view from their pool deck. I just wish i had a good digi camera with a big zoom on it. Could get a really good pano of the skyline from there!! :)

I was up Mt Stuart yesterday and I got some good photos of the skyline - a 10x zoom really helps from so far away. I'm going to do a thread in City Images forum soon with a couple of different panos - will include it in that.

Cool. Can't wait to see it.

That Townsville Panos Thread of yours is awesome Oriolus.

I have no idea what this is but the view is nice anyway
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/CBDRuins.jpg

I also dont have a very clear idea of what it is but however I think its some old Brick Shed which I'm sure has been there for ages.

Did you take that Oriolus? Thats right next to that water tank on the hill. I often see people sitting there taking in the views when i'm at my friends place at Highpoint.

Looks like he probably did, nice photo which I forgot to say :).

Did you take that Oriolus? Thats right next to that water tank on the hill. I often see people sitting there taking in the views when i'm at my friends place at Highpoint.

Yep, took it months ago - you can see Mint is yet to get off the ground.

Here's a couple from Stanley St

Looking towards Bendigo Bank up to State Government Offices and Stanley Place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/StanleySt2.jpg
From lower down Stanley looking towards Conelly Suthers (old AMP Building), Plaza Hotel and Stanley Place with a window in the hill up the top (Victoria St overpass)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/StanleySt1.jpg

Both Nicely Done :).

These pics look great, I just wish the people who run Townsville would put a large multi-level shopping plaza in the city centre or something - that is all it needs, then the other smaller shops surrounding would gain too (that is if they werent included in the plaza already).Parking is a problem?....why not build some multi-level carparks?.... I shudder when i hear about the mayor visiting down south to gain info about "successful/unsuccessful malls". The answer is so obvious. Cairns wins hands down for inner city action. And years ago they took willows water world away....Townsville had a small but reasonable theme park......unfortunately unless you are 2.5, the strand water park is nothing in comparison. I wish this city would move forward for once instead of backwards.

Townsville looks nicer than I thought! I notice that it does look like it has a much drier climate than Cairns - it seems like there's tropical savanna rather than rainforest surrounding Townsville despite it being on the same coast as Cairns.

How far is Townsville south from Cairns by car? And how fast is it growing compared to Cairns?

Townsville looks extremely dry in these photo's however it really depends on the time of year. At the moment the surroundings are beautiful because of recent rainfall.
Townsville is situated on a dry part of the coast...unfortunately the majority of rainfall
happens 20kms north and south of the city....if you want to view the rainforests in the Townsville region, only a short drive to mt spec is required.
Townsville is about a 3.5hr drive sth of Cairns by car.
Not sure about the Cairns growth rate, but Townsville's is booming.

These pics look great, I just wish the people who run Townsville would put a large multi-level shopping plaza in the city centre or something - that is all it needs, then the other smaller shops surrounding would gain too (that is if they werent included in the plaza already).

Thats what I've said before in the Townsville Projects Thread, But I'm designing my own Shopping Centre which I'll probably send to some developers, Palleranda Centre. It'll Include like some Fun Park or Waterpark there as well as an area for Commercial and Residential development.

Townsville looks nicer than I thought! I notice that it does look like it has a much drier climate than Cairns - it seems like there's tropical savanna rather than rainforest surrounding Townsville despite it being on the same coast as Cairns.

How far is Townsville south from Cairns by car? And how fast is it growing compared to Cairns?

We've still got Rainforest, Down 20km south at Mt Elliot, 20km North on Magnetic Island, and 20km West and North-West with some patches on Hervey's Range, and practically all along the Bruce Highway, but Townsville/Thuringowa's patch of Rainforest along the Highway is at Paluma. Townsville is literally surronded by Tropical Savanna. Alot it has been Cleared for Housing Developments like Annandale, which is located on Savanna.

Townsville is like some 364km/south of Cairns, Rodie said its about 3.5 hours but thats non-stop, It take me about 5 because I stop at Ingham and Tully. Townsville is growing at around 6000 ppl a year and aparantly Cairns is growing at around 7500 a year.

Townsville is growing at around 6000 ppl a year and aparantly Cairns is growing at around 7500 a year.

What's your source on that Gertzy, The Cairns Post? :D

Here's the data I got from ABS, for the period 30 June 2003-30 June 2004:

Population Townsville 155 371 Cairns 125 132
Growth Rate Townsville 2.286% Cairns 2.292%
Population Change Townsville 3473 people Cairns 2804 people

So Cairns has higher growth rate (marginally) but Townsville gets more people each year so will continue to pull away from Cairns. In 20 years (2024) based on that data:
Townsville 244 170 Cairns 196 880
By 2054:
Townsville 481 038 Cairns 388 554
By 2084:
Townsville 947 687 Cairns 766 834

But remember thats just one year, growth rates can and will change so the projections are just pure speculation.

Here's a shot taken yesterday of the Museum of Tropical Queensland in Flinders St East:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_2513S.jpg

You can see TATSICC(Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre in the Corner there, being built.

been to that museum.

Alot of people have even from Sydney.

I thought Gertzy's population growth figures seemed a bit inflated!! Lol I don't think Adelaide is even growing that fast!! ;)

A Sunbus rounds the end of the Flinders Mall bus interchange in front of the Westpac Building, with Metro Quays in the background
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_2746S.jpg

The sugar shaker and Stanley Place through trees beside Ross Cr along Tomlins St
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_2747S.jpg

Looking down Melton Tce towards Denham St with Zurich House on right, Suncorp Plaza on left and Sacred Heart Cathedral off in the distance.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_2895S.jpg

Stanley Place peeking over a rise in Stanley Street (looking up towards the Victoria St overpass)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_2913.jpg

You've been busy Oriolus!! Nice shots. :)

I love the one looking down Melton terrace. All shots are great, bloody excellent to be precise :D, 10/10 all of them.

"I pity the fool that doesn't hire an A Team mobile crane" :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_0595S.jpg

And why not another one.

Here's a shot looking up at Suncorp Plaza
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_0882S.jpg

Found this pic in a Guess The City thread run by Fusionist
>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=217851&page=1&pp=20&highlight=townsville
Shows the crane for Highpoint (was there only one??) with School of Arts, Barrier Reef TAFE and Sacred Heart Cathedral going up Stanley St
http://tinypic.com/5eztsh

Wow, the crane from Highpoint looks really close!!

I cant see the pics, even in Fusionists thread.

USS Boxer at Townsville Port this morning. By this afternoon there should be 5 navy vessels in port: USS Boxer, destroyers USS Fitzgerald & USS John Paul Jones, HMAS Wewak & HMAS Labuan. All here for Exercise Talisman Sabre.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/USSBoxer.jpg


Gertzy - if your still having trouble with the last photo, here the original link. It's no mystery where Fusionist got it - its the 4th match on Google for a picture search of 'Townsville'
http://www.jameswiseman.com/photos/townsville/IMG_0256.jpg

Looking up at Commonwealth Bank Building. I think the vertical lines make it appear taller than it actually is.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/CommBankUp.jpg

^ Townsville's answer to the WTC? :)

Possibly.

The old TGH from outer Breakwater
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_3127S.jpg

great pictures Oriolus...

Whats the population of Townsville if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks Grantus - population is currently 156 000.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_2907S.jpg

Great! she shore is a booming little town with alot going for it.

Shore = sure? ;) Sorry, just nitpickiong now.

nitpikiong = nitpicking? :), sorry just nitpicking there right, in other words, being a smartarse :D

lol, you were just asking for that one Wezza

View from Anthony St, including edge of the Gateway site in foreground
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_3076S.jpg

lol. Whoops......

Sorry about that wezza :)

Haha. I'm over it.

A giant model of a Silver Orb Spider has recently been hung across Flinders St East outside the Museum of Tropical Queensland. As a result many arachnaphobes feel they can no longer drive down Flinders St East :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/100_2512S.jpg

What about the Spider hanging off the pole on Upper Ross river road, infact, speaking of Silver Orbs, there was one nesting above the Control panel of the Qantas Aerobridge at the Airport.

Hi all

I have been dipping into this forum for a while now - thought it was about time I make a contribution. Here are some satellite images of Townsville I got through the JCU website. Enjoy.

http://img148.echo.cx/img148/6919/townsvillefrommtstuart2bn.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img148.echo.cx/img148/7576/townsvilleoblique0nw.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img148.echo.cx/img148/9937/townsville20overview9mj.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Welcome to the forums Hopper, that was an excellent Contribution to the thread, but those images are awesome.

I miss Townsville!!! I wanna go home :(

TangoSierraVictor

Thats right Your in Pyongyang or Somewhere in North or South Korea.

Hahaha Gertzy :D Pyongyang, as if i would be given access to the net there :P

Tango

Damn Nth Korean Commies :mad2:, I'm more an Aboriginal-Russian Communist :D, just kidding but seriously, damn those Nth Korean Commies :mad2:

Wow Tango, didn't know you were in South Korea. I've tried to find some info on Tongyeong but there seems to very little on the net. Pop is aparantely about 130,000?
Some pics of Tongyeong
http://www-loa.univ-lille1.fr/~leon/Korea2004diapo/Desktop-Images/134.jpg
http://www.parandeul.co.kr/t13_2.gif

Hi all

I have been dipping into this forum for a while now - thought it was about time I make a contribution. Here are some satellite images of Townsville I got through the JCU website. Enjoy.

Thanks hopper, those are amazing, particularly the ones that show topography. Has anyone ever looked at aerial photos with a 3D viewer - its like a stand with a set of mirrors and magerfiers that you place over an aerial photo that allows the topograhic, features (inlcuding skyscrapers) to stand out off the page, except its greatly exxagerated. So Castle Hill looks like Balls Pyramid and Holiday Inn looks at least 200m. It was unreal, wish I had one.

Tongyeong, looks to be pretty close to Seoul or Pusan, due to all the pollution about in the air.

The cities two tallest buildings rise over the Masonic Temple in Walker St, built in 1933 if I know my Roman numerals.
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3667/masonic4ag.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Yep, Its is built in 1933, MCMXXXIII (1933), So yep, correct there.

Gotta love buildings that have the year they were built written on the front - no in depth research necessary. What would be good is if skyscrapers had there height written above the doorway :)

In GTA: San Andreas, In San Fierro (San Fran chuck off), theres the Big Pointy Building (Transamerica Pyramid chuck off but exact shape and design) there is a sign on each side of the building that has the facts of the buildings, even though its just a chuck off facts sign with things like "MB used to make building" and "Square Polygons used to shape building" etc, they should have fact signs at the side of the main entrance but just with things like "The Name of Building", "Height", "Year Built" and who owns the building etc.

You haven't been accessing the sex scenes have you Gertzy, lol :D

Urban Quarter and waterfront promenade from Metro Quays
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6008/1003276s6zc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nope, thats apparantly on the Downloadable PC Version (Thats where I've heard anyway), I've got the PS2 Version where theres no nudity at all.

I actually like that Waterfront Promenade, Its a bit deserted though most times but its pretty good, Bloody Green though.

The wall of apartments that is Aquarius. I wonder how many objections would be lodged if someone proposed something like that on the Strand today.........damn NIMBY's
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/1272/aquarius9qv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I'm sick of people saying that their "ocean" view is ruined when they have something in the road that might obstruct their view, damn richies on Yarrawonga, complain that their money is not living to expectation.

@ Oriolus & Gertzy

Yep, sorry it's taken me so long to post but yeah I am indeed in Tongyeong. The images you posted I have driven through on the bus on my way into the city and work..

Tongyeong is a fairly nice city, lots of big apartment blocks more or less like the Aquarius on the strand, but not as picturesque. I live in a "littl'y" apartment block, 3 floors including a fairly large roof top where u can go and take in the view etc. Quite a few times have i gone up there to catch some air, have my coffee and smoke some Korean cigarettes....(and by the way smoking is bad!). The bridge in the first picture is a really bright blue and at night it lights up really, really well. There is another bridge (as seen in the second pic), a white one, and i'll try to get some pics of it and the city before i depart (i am flying back 2 oz on the 3rd of Sep)

Yep, Tongyeong has about 130000-150000 people here. And quite a few elderly in the population, definitely a lot more than you notice in Townsville. And the funny thing is they are still working, at like 70 years of age..dunno if i want to be doing that hahaha.

The biggest buildings here would be the apartment blocks, the biggest of which appear to be about 15 stories. The commercial office blocks are mostly between 8 and 13 stories. Oh and Tongyeong is 5 hours by bus to Seoul, so the distance from TSV to CNS is somewhat roughly the same length of South Korea.

Oh and yes Gertzy hahaha about the Yarrawonga residents. I don't know how they could live there..the roads are terrifying! And it's like some affectationalists say "I live on one level...why build up when you can go sideways?" :hahaha: but :ohno:

Tango

Wow, thanks for sharing Tango (from someone whos never been overseas). Must be quite a culture shock?

I chucked together some photos of bank buildings in Townsville in an idle moment yesterday - the Big 4 all have offices in Townsville, as does Bendigo Bank.
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1121/bankss4wd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

That bank building one is awesome :)

Hi Gertzy

Actually the culture shock hasn't been as bad as most were saying it would be...there have just been some things that shocked me a little bit (and i have a feeling they would be unique to a smaller city, anywhere in the world).
All in all though it's ok.

TangoSierraVictor

So why are you actually in Tongyeong at the moment Tango.

I'm teaching English here, it's a really big industry in Asian countries. I think the biggest would be South Korea and Japan.

Tango

Okay, My old Maths Teacher came to my school straight from Bali teaching English at the Australian Intl School.

The Wharton Reef Lighthouse, operational in Princess Charlotte Bay until 1990, now on display on the roundabout at corner of Palmer & Plume Sts.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6361/1003192s3kk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Read all about it here:
http://www.lighthouse.net.au/liGhTS/QLD/Wharton%20Reef/Wharton%20Reef.htm

Really, I thought that that light house was there before 1990 and was at the port or Maggie Island or used to be for the Maritime Mueseum and so on.

^^ Actually according to that link it was only put on that roundabout in 1996.

Here's a photo from Melton Hill taken on Tuesday
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/2756/1004292s8gh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^1996 sounds about right to me. I remember when Palmer street was being renovated, i think was put there then.

Number 1 & 2.... for a little while yet
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/1298/1004314s5qy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Also featuring the Law Courts in the forground (also seen in my previous photo)

The Law Courts building is one of the stranger designs in town isn't it? Does anyone know who designed it?? I kind of like its bizarreness, even if it does look a bit run down with water stains, etc.

Probably the same guy who designed TCC Administration Building. They kinda look similar in design as well, They were probably also built at the same time as each other too.

I quite like it - the Edmund Sheppard Law Courts were opened on 10th October, 1975.

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1206/lawcourts6ec.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The old Supreme Court (http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about/heritage/_propDetails.asp?) in Cleveland Terrace (site of Cleveland Views & Melton Crest) closed a few weeks earlier.
I think Townsville City Council Chambers opened in 1976. Don't know the architects for either buildign though.

1976 sounds pretty right for The City Council Admin Building and Chambers, Because the Table (Round Table, Large Table or so on) in the Middle of the Chambers says Table refurbished and Moved to the New Townsville City Council Chambers, Stokes Street 1977, from the old Chambers on Flinders Street and so on.

Does anyone have any pics or info on the old Westpac bank in Garbutt? (is now a video shop). The building is really interesting to look at. I remember being a kid and going in there with my mum lots of times in the 80s and early/mid 90s. I like the place.

Tango

The only info I have on it is that its now Civic Video (as you said) but thats pretty much all I can give.

Does anyone have any pics or info on the old Westpac bank in Garbutt? (is now a video shop). The building is really interesting to look at. I remember being a kid and going in there with my mum lots of times in the 80s and early/mid 90s. I like the place.

Tango
I don't have any photos sorry. But i do believe this building will be bulldozed when/if the redvelopment of the shopping precinct there in Garbutt goes ahead.

I don't have any photos sorry. But i do believe this building will be bulldozed when/if the redvelopment of the shopping precinct there in Garbutt goes ahead.

:eek2: :cry:

Oh no!!! Another of my favourite buildings i have known since childhood might go!! I'll have to get some photos before it occurs!!! :(

Just as long as the international section of the townsville airport doesn't get the same treatment!!

Tango

It will as the new IGA will be running along Gordon Street at the back there where that old Westpac is.

:eek2: :cry:

Oh no!!! Another of my favourite buildings i have known since childhood might go!! I'll have to get some photos before it occurs!!! :(

Just as long as the international section of the townsville airport doesn't get the same treatment!!

Tango
lol
I think the international area in TSV is safe for now. Could do with an update though.

Actually Tango Garbutt Shopping Centre is being completely redeveloped but I don't think that building is being demolished. A quote from the Sun, 10/8/05:

The development project was originally due to start with the demolition of the National Bank building on the corner of Ingham Rd & Douglas St on June 27. Mr Simpson said on-site construction would now begin in the last week of August.

- It says corner of Douglas, not Gordon, which is where the building concerned is
- It says National, not Westpac (and anyway they'd refer to it as Civic Video now, its no longer a bank)

I don't have any pics but looks like its safe for the time being. But is there a National Bank on the corner of Douglas?

Tallest building and tallest structure
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2577/holinnmtstuart5uv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

there is a national bank opposite the kfc i think. although hasn't been operated as a walk-in bank for many years, just the atm maintained (since bank has closed, a lifeline/st vincent shop has been there but might've closed).

further down ingham road there used to be an anz bank, although like the nat one the office has been disused for quite a while. only the atm has been maintained. place wasn't stripped though- the counters still remain in place.

Tango

Yep, Thats the one there Tango, National was in that building across from KFC There, I like the photo there Orio, showing the top of Holiday Inn looking all the way out to Mt Stuart, and Tango, If you have a Camera, could you take a few pictures of Kansai when you transit through, please.

Can honestly say I'm very tempted to move to Townsville right now. I've always had a thing about the tropics - are there plenty of Planning jobs up there at the moment?

Give me an apartment with a view over the CBD and Cleveland Bay with a variety of Palm Trees, and it must have Coconut Palms in the view and Ill be happy.

MMMmmm - tempted..

Try T1, Overlooks the CBD except out more to Cleveland Bay than Maggie but still good scenary, Palm trees probably part of Apartments Pool deck Landscaping but some on street level.

Gertzy

I have a camera- but it's not a digital. I'll look into buying one either now or on duty free. Either way I'll get some pics.

Tango

Ok, Cool :), no worries.

I'm not sure about planning jobs JayT, but if it's palm trees you want then this is the place to come. You know about the Palmetum? - its a botanic gardens in Townsville devoted mainly to palm trees - they have about 300 species on display from around the world - fantastic place.

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/8845/1000880s3ki.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I thought you were talking about that the Palmetum was in your photo there and I was thinking what is he talking about, the Palmetums in Annandale, not in the city, I ride past every day to go to school, but now I see you where talking about it, sorry :D

Ah, does appear a bit like that. It's just a photo of palm trees and highrises to lure JayT north :D

Here's another photo for JayT :)
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1164/1004379s6mg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This makes me so homesick. Do any of you know of any webpages showing all around townsville? Not just the city. I need some photos of the whole city to fulfil the homesickness.

^ yeah, I know what you mean mellemolly. 'tis a place I'd much rather be....

Alright - another Townsvillean. That's about 8 we've got on here now. Anyway welcome to the forum mellemolly. Where abouts you living now?

Here's a pano of Townsville's western sprawl taken on Saturday. Hope it helps :)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6617/westernpanosmall1xo.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=westernpanosmall1xo.jpg)

I hope you're not making fun of JayT there Oriolus, even if you weren't, thats actually got some humour in it, but possibly discriminative.

^^Nar, just thought he might like to know that such establishments existed in Townsville - it may not be the Valley, but still....

Here's a pic of a very reflective Southbank Hotel
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3507/1004239s8xr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thanks for that Oriolus. Defintely helped alot. I'm living in Perth now. My dads in the army and we got posted here about 9 years ago. Wanna do me a huge favour? If you do, can you please take a photo of the two houses on the corner of craftsman street in Rosslea. Used to be mine and my grandparents house. that's what I really need to see. If you can't be arsed, not to worry. Cheers!

I could probably do it mellemolly, I live ......... close by, maybe not soon though.

The Cutting - artificial cliffs running along Sturt St as it enters the CBD (this photo is looking away from the CBD, from in front of Sanctuary)
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/8272/thecutting4nz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

that carpark in the cliff area as ur heading into the city is an eyesore.

Make it a park or somethng.

Ala kangaroo point without the river.

:)

Yeh I agree Malt. Although it would be underutilised as a park I think. I've always thought they should build a multi-storey carpark up to the height of the cliff in there. Or at least seal it - it's definately fugly as a gravel carpark.

View down Denham St with the less than attractive side face of Zurich House, Telstra River Quays looming in the distance. The Tree of Knowledge (http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/heritage/trails_etmk03.asp?picno=1) used to sit on the left hand side near the bottom of Denham St
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8638/1004496s6bv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

One of the most unique features of Townsville's sklyine - Reef HQ, the world's largest coral reef aquarium, although its actually the IMAX theatre that occupies the dome. Viewed from Anzac Park.

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/1149/1004603s4gu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Has anyone been to the Imax lately, I used to go there all the time, but I haven't been in like ages, even years maybe now.

I don't know how that place stays open. I never see anyone around. Last time I went was last year I think - there were 6 people in the whole place. It's pretty amazing experience though, musts go again some time. If they started showing movies there attendance would go through the roof.

I've never seen a photo of the Hollis Hopkins Building that previously occupied the site of Suncorp Plaza but part of the facade survives in the plaza next to Suncorp.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5769/1004501s6mo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The plaque reads:

Hollis Hopkins Place

This pediment originally formed the topmost parapet finishing the gable end of the roof over the Hollis Hopkins warehouse which oocupied the site of the Suncorp Plaza building from 1886 to June 1982.

Hollis Hopkins & Co. Ltd. opened for business in Flinders Street in November 1881 after aquiring the wholesales drapery department of Burns Phillip & Co. and Aplin Brown & Co.

The Sturt Street warehouse was built to two stroreys in 1886, a third floor and this pediment were added in 1888.

The device forming the centrepiece represents a ram stuffs and suspended by a collar and is known as the 'Golden Fleece', an emblem of commerce

This pediment was restored and placed on this site as part of the redevelopment and construction of Suncorp Plaza.

In this 1987 photo you can see Hollis Hopkins opposite the old Commonwealth Centre which was then the tallest building in town.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/City1897.jpg

I hope you're not making fun of JayT there Oriolus, even if you weren't, thats actually got some humour in it, but possibly discriminative.

No thats OK - I love looking at the Townsville shots, there great! I've heard of the Sovereign Hotel many times but have never seen it. Great shots there people.

The sugar shaker - often thought of as a round biulding but technically its not. As you can see here its actually made up of straight sides - 28 of them (unless I made a mistake when I was walking around the base trying to keep count :))

Until someone finds a taller one I'm declaring it the tallest 28-sided building in the world. :D

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/820/1003259s3mw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

When they were building the sugar shaker, it had a round core, not a 28 sided core, infact I think its the only building in TSV to have a core during construction.

^^Stanley Place had a core projecting above the rest of the building. I scanned these from "Character of Townsville" a book of Townsville photos from 1992.

excuse the soldiers knee :)
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1411/stanpluc14gl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

night view
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4207/stanpluc27cb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Has anyone seen any pics of the Sugar Shaker when it was U/C?

Yeah, there were some in the city library at the back with that exhibit thing with the tv screens and such. And wasn't there that one where oriolus placed with Commonwealth, Metro Quays, and Holiday Inn UC.

I had a look for Holiday Inn construction pics at that local history exhibit at the city library - couldn't find any. But I did find something which rewrote my view of local skyscraper history. On the round wall in the middle of the libary there was a photo of the Strand after Cyclone Althea (Christmas 1971) and in the background was......Aquarius!! It looked like it had topped out but was still under construction. So it wasn't completed in 1990 - it would have been completed in 1972 and therefore it was Townsville's tallest building from 1972 to 1976 when Holiday Inn was completed.

^^
Aquarius is an old building alright!! What made you think it was completed in 1990? Is that what it has on Emporis? 1990 is about when it became known as Aquarius, probably a bit after that actually. It was originally a Travelodge i think.

Yeh, cause it says 1990 on Emporis and I'd never found any evidence that that was wrong. Although I did have an inkling because I'd read a lot about the controversy surrounding Seaview Gardens which was proposed about the same time but there was never any mention of another highrise supposedly under construction in North Ward.

I remember it being the Travelodge. Aquarius was the Travelodge before Holiday Inn was right? It's also been the Ambassador - was that's it's original name?

I'm sure it was originally a Travelodge, then maybe Ambassador, Holiday Inn & Aquarius. It may have even been a Travelodge twice throughout it's history, don't quote me on that though.

^^ So Aquarius was a Holiday Inn at one stage as well??

Here's a pic taken from the mural reservoir above the cutting dominated by The Playpen - formerly Lion Brewery, built in 1894. I'm thinking it might actually have been Townsville's tallest building until T&G in c.1955. Looks taller than Federation Place (built to full height in 1889, and probably tallest until Lion Brewery)

http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/3481/1004511s4cx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Yes, i'm fairly sure it was Holiday Inn at one stage.

I've noticed the Playpen over the past week has had doors open, don't know whats going on there, if anything....

Yeah, I've seen that Picture too (with Aquarius and Cyclone Althea), and I'm fairly sure that some of it was knocked off Althea too.

The groundscraping main building of Townsville Hospital:
http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/4418/hospital1xd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A State Government failed Project, its a good plan but It doesn't operate well does it. Emergency ward, you have to wait up to 5 hours to get a doctor.

^^Building a brand new hospital that was smaller than the existing hospital in a city with strong population growth was an interesting decision...

Here's a pic of Suncorp Plaza with the verdant Perfumed Gardens in the foreground. A gift from Townsville's sister city Changshu - a pagoda - is just visible amongst the trees.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4294/1004914s5yt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I like the New Pagoda, very interesting, but just, I wonder what we'll be giving back as a a gift. A giant Vegemite structure could be a possibility.

The old hospital was a pretty poor facility though. But yeah, building a new, smaller hospital does seem a bit odd.

They need to hire better trained Staff and alot more of em and Build say a new block connected to the main building, maybe 500 beds.

Its a good Facility but badly Managed and Operated.

You know who Townsville should establish a sister city relationship with - Townsville, North Carolina. Population 146

This is the only photo I could find of it :)
http://www.andrewsfarm.us/yarrgo_sheep.jpg

The sugar shaker - often thought of as a round biulding but technically its not. As you can see here its actually made up of straight sides - 28 of them (unless I made a mistake when I was walking around the base trying to keep count :))

Until someone finds a taller one I'm declaring it the tallest 28-sided building in the world. :D

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/820/1003259s3mw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Cool pics there - BTW, those balconies don't look very safe. They look a little thin.

^^Building a brand new hospital that was smaller than the existing hospital in a city with strong population growth was an interesting decision...


patient turn around times have improved over the past decade or so... people take less time to recover from operations that used to require them to stay in hospital for prolonged periods of time, hence requireing extensive physical bed space... this is no longer the case, and most hospitals have downsized their bed capacity... building bigger hospitals isnt necessary and is not the solution... they're already big enough (most are too big). most problems lie in beurocratic effiency and staffing the hospital departments that already exist.

Townsville NC, Reminds me of a place called New Zealand :D.

Cool pics there - BTW, those balconies don't look very safe. They look a little thin.
They've been there for a long time now!! None have fallen off yet.........touch wood. ;)

View from Cameron Park, South Townsville featuring Southbank and Holiday Inn.

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/8813/cameronview5tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thats a good one, Makes Townsville look alot more Foresty and Tropical than what it looks like now.

Typical Flinders St West fugliness:

First of all, why would someone demolish half a building, and secondly, why would someone demolish half a building for THAT!!

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8862/1004679s3dq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

90% of Flinders St west needs demolishing IMO. With the good 10% being Sanctuary On Flinders. Hopefully something will be done with alot of thos buildings once the old railyards undergo redevelopment.

On another Flinders St west development, i'm not sure how reopening the Playpen is going to go. Especially with a name like Bombay Rock..........It may as well be called Bogan Rock. Any nightclub that plays rock you won't be catching me in!! lol

On another Flinders St west development, i'm not sure how reopening the Playpen is going to go. Especially with a name like Bombay Rock..........It may as well be called Bogan Rock. I'm also stumped by this one because the "For Sale" signs are still posted at the front door. Was the full page spread in the Bully more wishful thinking?

Developers probably will see the potential for development in Flinders Street West, especially when all this development keeps going on in the city.

I'm also stumped by this one because the "For Sale" signs are still posted at the front door. Was the full page spread in the Bully more wishful thinking?
I think the signs have since been removed?? There has been some action there over the past few days. The doors have been open & i saw a guy taking down the old Playpen license sign this afternoon. It is an excellent layout inside, i just hope they do the right thing with the place & set it up right. And don't play rock & top 40 crap when it finally opens! Lol

Whats wrong with Rock, Top 40 stuff is alright too, but theres some crap like Crazy Frog thats Crap. The Type of Rock that gets on my nerve is that Emo Crap.

Yes crazy frog is rot. Some rock music is ok, but it just seems as though any club which plays rock & cheezy top 40 seems to attract a bogan crowd.

Well, that is true, same with alot of functions and Parties, Bogans just seem to turn up. Nightclubs, Discos, any type of party, Bogans are there.

^^
Thats why i like going to clubs who don't let people like that in. It's a bit hard in Townsville, down south is alot better though.

^^Someone was bound to mention Townsville in this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=286667) thread. Probably a good thing it was closed. :)

Photo from Victoria St overpass yesterday
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/457/1005309s2yu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Make our CBD look alot more Tropical, than derilict (did i spell this right) at most places, but its still pretty good, still itching to see on of the CBD from Tom Aitken Though.

When I'm walking around the CBD I'm still thinking, 'wow you can see the T1 crane from here', and taking a photo. Here's one of them, with Stanley Place, Plaza Hotel and Connolly Suthers Building.

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/7682/1005286s6vq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thats a good angle, I can see my work from here, on the bottom right. You'll probably be able to see the T1 Crane from alot more places soon when it rises to 65m or so to finish the job.

Here's a photo I took from Wollies in the City yesterday Afternoon.
Not that great as Oriolus's photos though but worth a try :)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/Doongie90/100_1287.jpg

Enjoy
Gertzy

I've got a whole heap of Photos taken yesterday from Rosslea and Fairfield Waters, a few are of the CBD from Rosslea, I'll upload them ASAP.

Here's a pic of the CBD from Rosslea, Was Fishing on the River with my Cousins (Not Really, they were, I had a throw in the water and left the line there and forgot about fishing and took photos while my Brother and Cousins fished). I was amazed that you could just point out and see the T1 crane in the skyline.

Sorry about the Quality, looks all pixelated and Crap.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/Doongie90/100_1298.jpg

Enjoy.

Here's some photos I took around Fairfield, mainly of Development around the Northview Lake Area, was fishing around there (After going fishing near the Golf Club at Rosslea) with my Brother so took some pics.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/Doongie90/261f5006.jpg
Some Good Housing and Development along the River.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/Doongie90/100_1313.jpg
Just an Angle down towards some Fairfield Waters Street with Lakeview Housing (I'll edit this as soon as I find the street name)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/Doongie90/100_1310.jpg
Looking across Northview Lake towards a recently new part of The whole Farifield Waters development.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/Doongie90/100_1311.jpg
A huge Dark Cumulonibus (Thunderstorm/Storm Cloud) over Mt Stuart.

Enjoy.

I was in the exact same spot as the second photo a couple of days ago. I was looking at some Chestnut-breasted Mannikins in the grass on the right :)

http://www.nfss.org/Birds/Bd-photos/Finches/Mannikins/Chest-Brst/cbm2.jpg

By Northview Lake or so on etc

Townsville's new look City Loop bus going past The Bank Niteclub on Flinders St East

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/4364/cityloopbus3ky.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^
Wish someone would move into the shops just down from the Bank (Townzone building etc) & renovate that crappy old shop right next door to the bank as well. There is an old guy that site in the dark in the doorway at night time of that shop & if you tap on the glass he goes off!! Lol. Well, he used to anyway, don't know if he's still there. :)

^^Yeh I wish someone would renovate The Queens Building - it's the only building on Flinders St East that isn't in good nick. I don't know how that little hairdresser/tobacconist/tourist information/souvenir & gift shop stays in business. It looks like something straight out of the fifties - internally as well.

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/1034/1002501s0bl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Don't mind that new scheme on the City LOOP buses actually, painting over the windows though is abit stupid in my opinion.

Don't mind that new scheme on the City LOOP buses actually, painting over the windows though is abit stupid in my opinion.You can still see out the windows, just not as well. It's like a little matrix of dots all over the window.

Now, spot the CityLoop bus in this photo :D
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/7581/1005838s3mi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hey Oriolus, i was out at the refuse tip on the highway south of Townsville yesterday, if you're ever looking for a good spot for an excellent panorama of the city & surrounding, head up onto the public tip on the hill there. It would have to have one of the best views of Townsville!! Pity its a bloody dump though! lol

^^Probably similiar to the view you get from the Bruce Highway as you come into the city from the south is it? You come over the rise near Southwood Rd and there's the skyline laid out in the distance. You know you're home when you see that view.

Another Zurich reflection, this time Suncorp Plaza. Anyone know how Zurich House gets it's name - it must have been built by a company called Zurich, although I've never heard of it?

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4162/1005844s8tx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It's an insurance/financial services company who originally occupied the building. I believe they may still own the building. See http://www.zurich.com.au.

There is actually an identical building, albeit taller, in Brisbane.

Oriolus, yeah similar view, except i think it may be a bit higher up & a bit closer than the highway.

I like the view of the CBD from the Rail overpass on the Bruce Highway, you can get a reasonbly good view of the Holiday Inn driving down William Angliss Drive towards Murray Sporting Complex, not towards Annandale Central.

i've heard of Zurich the Insurance Company many times before actually, And I knew it was associated with that company.

^^Yeh It's a wonder I havn't heard of it in any other context before. According to the phone book Zurich Financial still have an office in the building. Where's the Zurich building in Brisbane mrlaxitive? I can't think of anything that looks like that.

Do you remember the add "When Ziggy went to Zurich Insurance Company"? lol

Nope, don't even know of the ad at all :?

^^
Lol, it was a long time ago. Probably at least 10-12 years, maybe even more.

I remember seeing the building when I was in Brisbane in 2001. I'm pretty sure it was on the outskirts of the CBD, possibly even Fortitude Valley or one of the other adjacent burbs next to the CBD. I'm pretty sure it was damn near identical, except it looked to be more 12-15 stories rather than than 7 stories. It even had the identical "Zurich" sign on the top of the building lit up up in blue. I'd say it could be leased to another company by now.

^^I must see this building :) I've asked about it in the Brisbane News thread - hopefully one of the Brisbane forumers can shed some light on it's identity.

In the meantime here's another shot featuring Zurich House, with a reef boat (well THE reef boat I think?)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9239/1005764s3fx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ I drove past the Brisbane version of Zurich House yesterday. Its in Spring Hill (Leichhardt Street I think). Now all you need is someone with a digital camera.

^^Thanks hopper, I found it in the UBD - 201 Leichhardt St, Spring Hill (corner Leichhardt & Wharf). Here's a very poor photo I found - a better one'd be great. Doesn't seem to be much of a resemblance?? And your memory's certainly playing up on you with regards to height mrlaxitive. :)

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1369/zurichbrisbane1oy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thats Oxygen UC there across the road, by the way, does anyone know where the hall Chadwick centre is in Brisbane :?

Ok ok...it was night when I saw the building and I only saw it from the glass wall side so it was very deceiving. like Con the Fruiterer says "it dooooesn't matter!"

Thats Oxygen UC there across the road, by the way, does anyone know where the hall Chadwick centre is in Brisbane :?Gertzy - Hall Chadwick Centre is now William Buck Centre. It's the same company they just changed their name. It's at 120 Edward St (southern corner of Edward and Charlotte). It's Emporis page is here (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=131553) - it's still listed as Hall Chadwick though.

Okay cool, Thanks for that.

More on Zurich House - I found this photo in "Townsville: Guide to a Developing City" (1982 edition), which said Zurich House was completed in 1982. At the time it was called Melton Place.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/MeltonPlace.jpg

Not alot has changed in that frame since that pic was taken!! lol :)

Does anyone know what that large building in the distance on the left is? The photo is from 'Townsville 2000:The Port That Grew'.

View from Melton Terrace (undated)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4625/meltonhillviews3uc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nope, wouldn't have a clue sorry.

Can't say i do, but it looks like some sort of plant/factory. I'm stating the obvious here......lol ;)

Does anyone know what that large building in the distance on the left is? The photo is from 'Townsville 2000:The Port That Grew'. Easy one - that's the old Townsville Power Station - not sure what brought about its demise though. There were ruins there for many years - only cleaned up in the last 5-10 years.

Actually, I was more interested in the glimpse we can see of the Burns Philip warehouse (to the right of what is now Bully's) and it's lovely architecture. I can remember looking into the ruins as a kid and I was always saddened when it was demolished (as opposed to reusing the space internally).

Thanks for that GoTroppo. I've been searching for more info on the South Townsville power station but haven't had much luck so far. Here's another photo I found, dating from 1956 (from Thuringowa Library)

http://www.photosau.com/thuringowa/PiclibTh/jsmall/0005/0005575.jpg

Stanley Place & Suncorp Plaza peeking over the top of Highpoint
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/361/1006943s0tg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Flinders St West, featuring T&G Building, Trustee House and Escape Nightclub:

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/9055/1006921s9tn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Escape Nightclub is just in the wrong area of town. It would have been far more popular in Flinders St East. Townsville patrons are too lazy to walk that far from the other clubs. Maybe they can make a go of it when Central Living gets built. It was easily Townsville's best club, had the best sound system by far.

^^It may have failed as a night club but it least it left a legacy of a nice bright facade for the old Bulletin offices (from 1913-1968). Speaking of bright facades, anyone else seen these new townhouses in Patrick St, Aitkenvale. I have, and the image is seared onto my retinas :)

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/512/greentownhouses24lk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Can't say i've seen them. Where exactly is Patrick St? Somewhere in behind Stockies i take it?