Books
Townsville Museum has a comprehensive collection of limited edition Books for sale by well known North Queensland Authors. Browse through our range on this site and order online. Follow the link to place an order. New releases will be coming soon.
Townsville in War and Peace 1942 - 1946
This informative book evokes a forgotten city of anti-aircraft guns, bomb shelters and troop carriers at Kissing Point. Photographs throughout the book bring life to the words and give readers glimpses of how things were in Townsville during WW2
Goldfields That Made Townsville
This book investigates the goldfields of Cape River, Ravenswood and Charters Towers which assisted in the development of Townsville and formed two of the north’s biggest inland towns, Ravenswood and Charters Towers.
Frontier Town
Helga Griffin’s book gives insight into issues that affected Townsvilleans in the first two decades of Townsville’s life. It is an informative study of the history of the town and its economy which was so dependent on the resource rich hinterland.
Random Recollections
Don McDonald’s Random Recollections 1913-2005 is a memoir about his life growing up and working in Townsville. It also covers his years in military service overseas and his eventual return to settle in the Townsville area.
Queen City of the North : A History of Townsville
This book is a leisurely stroll through some of the fascinating aspects of the Queen City’s history since its settlement in 1864.
Neither Mischievous Nor Meddlesome : The remarkable lives of North Queensland’s independent midwives 1890 – 1940
This is the fascinating story of North Queensland women who tirelessly devoted their lives to the service of others, but have largely been forgotten by the communities in which they lived and worked.
Partner In Progress
A history of electricity supply in North Queensland from 1897 to 1987.
Race Relations In North Queensland
A collection of experiences from around the north.
Bowly Papers
Letters 1873-78, Reminiscences, & Photographs 1873-91, of C.W. Bowly in North Queensland.
Well Beaten Paths
Aborigines of the Herbert Burdekin District, North Queensland. An ethnographic and archaeological Study.
From Bush To Station
Aboriginal labour in the North Queensland pastoral industry 1861-1897.
No Swank Here
The development of the Whitsundays as a tourist destination to the early 1970s.
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