Recollection, Reflection and Reminiscence

The intention: To explore changes in The North since an eleven-year-old arrived in Townsville in the early 1960s.

Travelling North: Venturing into the unknown.

What We Left Behind: When I started lookingI discovered previously unimagined historical interest in suburban Auchenflower.

What We Found transitions through intermediate accommodation before my family settles on the city's outskirts. 

'Course When I Came Here This Was All Scrub describes the wilds of Aitkenvale between 1963 and 1966 and related matters.

A Teenager's View of Townsville in the Sixties portrays a city about to be transformed (almost) beyond recognition.

Traces may explore vestiges of the old Townsville that remain fifty years later.

A Separate North considers the perceived differences between The North and the rest of Australia and reviews the history of separatist movements.

Floodproofing The North discusses a perennial issue that rears its head during most wet seasons. 

© Ian L Hughes 2022