Balaclava State School

Balaclava State School is a school in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. Balaclava State School is situated nearby to Chataway Street Park, as well as near the motorhome stopover First City Caravilla.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cairns Hospital and HMAS 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 3½ km northeast of Balaclava State School.

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 3½ km east of Balaclava State School.

Cairns Control Room

Building

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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 3½ km northeast of Balaclava State School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bungalow and Portsmith.