Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia with a population of 180,820.  It is the largest settlement in North Queensland and unofficially considered its capital hosting a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state.  The city is also a major industrial center.  

  Sacred Heart Cathedral, also know the Church of the Sacred Heart, is a heritage listed Roman Catholic cathedral in Townsville, Queensland Australia. The 1894 design competition for the new church was won by prominent Melbourne architects “Reed, Smart, and Tappin”. Their design was for a substantial brick building of “Gothic style”, comprising a large basement space, a superstructure consisting of a naïve, aisle, transept, sacristy, chapters and sanctuary, and an imposing front tower and spire rising 162 feet.  It was built between 1896 and 1900 by Dennis Kelleher and was added to the “Queensland Heritage Register” in 1992.  

  This is a “Willmett’s Post Card” that chronicles the “Church of the Sacred Heart, Townsville.  It is in good condition with some minor staining and minor wear overall. 

Willmetts & Sons was a printing house in Townsville, est. 1882, that published view-cards depicting local scenes in tinted halftone that gave the illusion of being hand colored. Some of these cards have a very high gloss finish.