Thuringowa history

The City of Thuringowa was a city (Local Government Area) in North Queensland, Australia with a population of About 70,164 people and covered the northern and western parts of the urban area usually referred to locally as "the Twin Cities". Prior to its proclamation as a city on 1 January 1986, Thuringowa was a very large rural shire, that almost surrounded the then city of Townsville. Thuringowa was named after the German region of Thuringia, where the shire's first chairman, John von Stieglitz… More information...

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