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Photo: Townsville Daily Bulletin 2/1/1987 |
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date 1887-1888 "Old Supreme Court Building"
TDB 13/5/1991 from the Ron Mackenzie Collection courtesy of the Department of History & Politics, JCU |
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1877
20th Sept School
of Arts Opening Ceremony including the Townsville Orpheus Glee Club
presenting a Minstrel type show Location: Cleveland Terrace, Melton Hill Built in 1877 by the Townsville School of Arts Committee and sold 12 years later to the State Government. In 1987 it was threatened with demolition by the State Government but a community outcry resulted in a reprieve. After a battle over access to the building said to be the oldest timber concert hall in Australia, it was to be assessed to see if it could be restored for use as a community music centre. It caught fire and was destroyed before this could happen. |
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