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Townsville’s first wharf was a landing place under Castle Hill, not yet a bulk harbour. A trading ship lies off a timber store lettered Clifton & Aplin Bros, with the rocky hill behind. This is the colonial landing in the arc, before frozen meat and the coal crane. Tag port and wharf. No commodity is readable in the hold, so do not force sugar or meat.
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Townsville wharf, ca.1875
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1875
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Townsville wharf, ca.1875: A Colonial Landing Beneath Castle Hill
Townsville wharf, ca.1875
1875 • Townsville wharf, ca.1875
Explore the historical Townsville wharf, ca.1875, featuring a trading ship moored beside the Clifton & Aplin Bros timber store before major harbor expansion.
Townsville’s first wharf was a landing place under Castle Hill, not yet a bulk harbour. A trading ship lies off a timber store lettered Clifton & Aplin Bros, with the rocky hill behind. This is the colonial landing in the arc, before frozen meat and the coal crane. Tag port and wharf. No commodity is readable in the hold, so do not force sugar or meat.
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