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Heritage Day

Heritage Day 2008 in West End Park

Heritage Day 2008 - West End Park

2009

Townsville City Council's Townsville Heritage Day is an annual event held at the West End Cemetery Park, West End. The event is held in May during the National Trust of Queensland's annual Heritage Festival.

By bringing together the key history and heritage organisations in the city, the day promotes Townsville's unique heritage and increases community awareness of local heritage groups and organisations.

Highlights of the 2009 Heritage Day

Chatting about old times

  • Face painting, jumping castle, petting farm, 'chair-o-plane' and rides in a vintage Chevy Bus
  • Live entertainment
  • Grave plots of long lost relatives in the West End Cemetery
  • Indigenous 'Welcome to Country' ceremonies, food tasting, and dancers
  • Guided walks of the historic West End Cemetery with theatre presentations
  • Information and displays by local community groups
  • Free shuttle bus service to the National Trust Centre

The community displays this year include a diverse array of items

  • Fascinating and fearsome militaria
  • Solid and stately vintage cars
  • Pristine antique motorcycles
  • Unusual antique bottles
  • Historic artefacts from Townsville's maritime past, and
  • Old carriages and livery display.

Images of Heritage Day 2009

West End Cemetery Theatre Performance
Theatre Performances in the West End Cemetery
Community Displays Community Displays
Historical Displays
Heritage Day - Fun for the entire family
Indigenous Performers Sheep Shearing Demonstrations
Indigenous Performing Groups
Sheep Shearing Demonstrations
The Chevy Ride was back again and as popular as ever. Basket Weaving Demonstrations
The Chevy rides were back again
Basket Weaving Demonstrations
Couple enjoying a stroll through the festivities
Strolling through the festivities at Heritage Day 2009

Images of Heritage Day 2008

Crowds enjoying the entertainment at Heritage Day 2008
Crowd enjoying the Entertainment
Theatrette performance in West End Cemetery
Theatrette Performance in Cemetery
Indigenous Performer Plays the Didgeridoo Do you know the Story of Annie Baggs?
Indigenous performer
plays the Didgeridoo
Community Groups
in Period Costume
Picpah Dancers Community Groups in Period Costume
PICPAH Dance Group
Community Groups in Period Costume
1926 Chevy bus ride through the cemetery Community Group Displays
1926 Chevvy Bus ride through the Cemetery
Community Group Displays 
1926 Chevy Bus ride through the cemetery Community Group Displays
1926 Chevvy Bus ride
through the Cemetery
Community Group Displays

For further information or if your organisation is interested in becoming involved in an upcoming Townsville Heritage Day please contact the Special Projects Unit.