Thatched rotunda and gardens, Arcadia, Magnetic Island
Rock arch, Jetty Road, Arcadia, Magnetic Island
Swimming enclosure and jetty, Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island
Hotel Magnetic, Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island
Shopping centre, Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island
Rocky Bay, Magnetic Island
Map of Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island, 10 km north of Townsville and administered by Townsville City Council, has an area of 5184 ha of which about three-quarters are national park (1953). The balance is freehold or leasehold, mainly on the south eastern and northern shorelines. The northern settlement is Horseshoe Bay and the south-eastern part includes Nelly Bay, Arcadia and Picnic Bay.
Judith Jensen, Magnetic Island heritage study, Townsville, Council of the City of Townsville, 2002
James G. Porter, Discovering Magnetic Island, Tully, Kullari Publications, 1983
Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau, Townsville and Ayr districts, North Queensland, Brisbane, the Bureau, 1924
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