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Queen's Hotel It is an extraordinary building that, in the 1920s and 1930s, was known as the best hotel in North Queensland. There is something of the British raj about the building with its Moghul cupolas and its long verandas at street level. It would not be out of place in India or Singapore. In its day it was the place where the graziers, coming to the coast for business or pleasure, would stay. In recent times it was used as a television studio. The Queensland Heritage Register describes the building as "The Strand elevation shows Art Nouveau and Indian/Colonial influences in its design, including turrets crowned by cupolas framing low tower forms along the northern frontage, decorative render panels, wide eaves and arcaded loggias to the ground floor with verandahs above. The two large and two small tower forms differ slightly in their design and proportions, with the two larger having a broad, recessed arched entry with a recessed loggia above and surmounted by a steep pitch ribbed metal roof. The smaller forms are surmounted by a rounded pediment. Sections of the ground floor arcaded loggias are enclosed with timber framed glazing, and the open sections have cast iron balustrade and french doors with fanlights. The verandah, off which french doors with fanlights also open, has paired timber posts with cast iron balustrade and valance. Metal stanchions have been added to the face of the brickwork for the purpose of tying the roof down, and sections of floor have been replaced with concrete. Four bays of the eastern end of the building have been demolished and the verandah now returns along this face to the rear." Source: www.aussietowns.com.au/town/townsville-qld

This might be commemorating the first crossing of the English Channel by air...

I thought so...found this, “Louis Blériot First airplane flight across the English Channel: Louis Blériot crossed the Channel on July 25, 1909 in a Blériot XI, winning the Daily Mail prize of £1,000”

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excellent shot

great capture

Wooow! ... That Beautiful .-

Excellent!!

really cool!

When men were really MEN

I echo the above.

Impeccably neat shot. I hope tihs gets to be preserved till eternity for all the future generations to enjoy it.

Thank you for sharing,
CHEERS!

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http://blog.flickr.net/en/2009/10/02/the-commons-welcomes-the-galt-museum-and-archives/ (?)

WW ll set? Uniforms & descriptions are WW I

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Old men are beautiful, and we'd love to have this added to the group! Love this!!

Just a Postal greeting and I don't know what country they represent. ???????????????????