Alma Bay, Queensland

Alma Bay
Magnetic Island, Queensland
Alma Bay; Magnetic Island, Queensland
	Alma Bay, 2014
	Alma Bay
Coordinates	19°08′54″S 146°52′04″E / 19.1483°S 146.8677°E
Postcode(s)	4819
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Townsville
Federal division(s)	Herbert

Alma Bay is an island town within the locality of Arcadia on Magnetic Island in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Geography

The town is at the bay of the same name on the western coast of Magnetic Island.^[2]

There is a war memorial at Alma Bay Park on Armand Way commemorating military personnel who died during World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and other conflicts.^[3]

History

A shark-proof net was installed in Alma Bay in December 1940.^[4]

Education

There are no schools in Alma Bay. The nearest primary school is in Nelly Bay on the island. The nearest secondary school is Townsville State High School in Railway Estate in the Townsville mainland.^[5]

Events

An annual Anzac Day service is held at the war memorial.^[3]

References

^ "Alma Bay – town in City of Townsville (entry 428)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Alma Bay – bay in the City of Townsville (entry 427)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Alma Bay Memorial". Queensland War Memorials Register. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ "ALMA BAY SHARK PROOF NET". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Queensland, Australia. 18 December 1940. p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

External links

"Magnetic Island". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.
"Town map of Alma Bay". Queensland Government. 1974.

[qpnt-1] "Alma Bay – town in City of Townsville (entry 428)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[2] "Alma Bay – bay in the City of Townsville (entry 427)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[:0-3] "Alma Bay Memorial". Queensland War Memorials Register. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[4] "ALMA BAY SHARK PROOF NET". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Queensland, Australia. 18 December 1940. p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2020 – via Trove.

[globe-5] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

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Rural	Alice River Alligator Creek Barringha Blue Hills Brookhill Calcium Cape Cleveland Clemant Crystal Creek Cungulla Granite Vale Gumlow Hervey Range Julago Lynam Majors Creek Mount Elliot Mutarnee Nome Oak Valley Paluma Pinnacles Rangewood Reid River Rollingstone Roseneath Ross River Rupertswood Toomulla Toonpan Woodstock
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Magnetic Island	Alma Bay Arcadia Cockle Bay Florence Bay Horseshoe Bay Magnetic Island Nelly Bay Picnic Bay West Point