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Townsville Grammar School 1900 Townsville Grammar School 1905 Established in 1888, it is the northernmost member of the Queensland grammar schools . From its foundation the school encouraged a co-educational environment, but in its early decades the number of female students was particularly small; in its foundation year (1888), "20 boys" are ...
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Destruction of the Townsville Hospital's Harvey Ward caused by Cyclone 'Leonta', 1903 Destruction of part of Townsville Grammar School caused by Cyclone 'Leonta' in 1903 Roof torn off St James' Anglican Cathedral, 1903 Destruction of the Burns, Philp and Company's Bulk Store caused by Cyclone 'Leonta', 1903
St Patrick's College was founded around the same time as the Townsville Grammar School, [4] possibly in 1878, by a group of Irish nuns from the Sisters of Mercy order. [citation needed] The Sisters were pioneers of education in North Queensland, and the college stands as a monument to their contributions.
The School House, erected 1903-4 as the Townsville Grammar School and as a replacement for the cyclone-damaged 1888 grammar school building on the same site, is important in demonstrating the history of education and the development of grammar schools in Queensland. Townsville Grammar School, opened in 1888, was the only grammar school ...
In 1954, Bishop of Townsville, H.E. Ryan laid the foundation stone for St Margaret Mary's church and in 1956 the present Church was opened on the current site of the college. [1] [2] Saint Margaret Mary's College was officially opened on 22 February 1963 by the then Bishop of Townsville, H.E. Ryan.
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Townsville hosted the popular Japanese national rugby union team. Tony Ireland Stadium, in the suburb of Thuringowa, has an international standard cricket and AFL stadium. Townsville was a host city for the preliminary rounds of the men's (Pool B) and women's (pool A) Basketball competition for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. [113] [114]