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| We visited the Barrier Reef Aquarium where we enjoyed seeing numerous marine animals. Kissing Point an area long associated with the military and social history of Townsville. Kissing Point Fort was completed in 1891 to defend the harbour from the threat of foreign attack. The Museum of Tropical Qld which was very good. One display was on the British ship the Pandora shipwrecked on the Great Barrier Reef up near Cape York in 1791. The Pandora was sent to pick up the mutineers of the ship the Bounty (run by Captain Bligh), and bring them back to Britain to face their punishment. Twice a day a demonstration is given on firing of a replica six-pounder cannon, the type which was used on the Pandora. |
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