Thursday Island Customs House
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thursday Island Cemetery and Green Hill Fort.
Thursday Island Cemetery
Cemetery
Thursday Island Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at Summers Street, Thursday Island, Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia. It was established c. 1887 and includes the Japanese Cemetery and grave of the Hon. Thursday Island Cemetery is situated 1 km northwest of Thursday Island Customs House.
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. Green Hill Fort is situated 1 km west of Thursday Island Customs House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thursday Island.
Thursday Island
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.Thursday Island Customs House
- Type: Building
- Description: historic site in Queensland, Australia
- Category: custom house
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-10.58478° or 10° 35′ 5″ south
Longitude
142.22091° or 142° 13′ 15″ east
Open location code
5RX4C68C+39
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
Wikidata ID
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