Green Hill Fort Museum
Green Hill Fort Museum is a museum in Shire of Torres, Queensland. Green Hill Fort Museum is situated nearby to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as near Torres Shire Municipal Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Green Hill Fort and Thursday Island Cemetery.
Green Hill Fort
Ruins
Green Hill Fort is a heritage-listed fortification at Chester Street, Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The fort is important in Australian military history as a strategic coastal defence installation in the period of transition from British to Australian responsibility for defence.
Thursday Island Cemetery
Cemetery
Thursday Island Customs House
Building
Photo: Frances76, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thursday Island Customs House is a heritage-listed customs house at 2 Victoria Parade, Thursday Island, Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Harold Barker and built in 1938. Thursday Island Customs House is situated 1 km east of Green Hill Fort Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thursday Island.
Thursday Island
Photo: Feral Arts, CC BY 3.0.
Thursday Island is the administrative and main population centre of the Torres Strait Islands. It has developed visitor facilities, with supermarkets, a few accommodation options, a restaurant or two, souvenirs, and decent espresso.
Green Hill Fort Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-10.58399° or 10° 35′ 2″ southLongitude
142.2113° or 142° 12′ 41″ eastOperator
Torres Strait Historical Society And Museum AssociationOpen location code
5RX4C686+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 13232010875OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Torres Shire Municipal Library.
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