Stories of Cairns
Stories of Cairns is a monument in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. Stories of Cairns is situated nearby to Fig Tree Playground, as well as near Cairns ZOOM and Wildlife Dome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMAS Cairns and Cairns Hospital.
HMAS Cairns
Military installation
Photo: Fosnez, Public domain.
HMAS Cairns is a Royal Australian Navy base located adjacent to the Trinity Inlet on the shore of Trinity Bay in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Although used regularly as a port-of-call since before World War II, a permanent RAN presence was not established until 1971, when a maintenance and support base for patrol boats was set up. HMAS Cairns is situated 1½ km south of Stories of Cairns.
Cairns Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mondberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairns Hospital, known as the Cairns Base Hospital between 1932 and 2013, is the largest major hospital in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located at 165 The Esplanade, Cairns North, Cairns. Cairns Hospital is situated 2 km northwest of Stories of Cairns.
Cairns Control Room
Building
Cairns Control Room is a heritage-listed military building at Grafton Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942 by the Queensland Department of Public Works. Cairns Control Room is situated 1 km northwest of Stories of Cairns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairns City and Parramatta Park.
Cairns City
Suburb
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Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District. In the 2021 census, Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people.
Parramatta Park
Suburb
Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people.
Portsmith
Suburb
Portsmith is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Portsmith had a population of 314 people.
Stories of Cairns
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.92352° or 16° 55′ 25″ southLongitude
145.78064° or 145° 46′ 50″ eastOpen location code
5RM73QGJ+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 4778027022OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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