Army Museum of North Queensland

The Army Museum of North Queensland is located within Jezzine Barracks, Mitchell St, North Ward. The Museum collects and exhibits memorabilia associated with past and current Army units and personnel from North Queensland, including Rockhampton in the south, extending north to Torres Strait and west to the Northern Territory border.  The Collection extends from the establishment of the first defences at Townsville and Thursday Island until the present day. Initially housed in the old Kissing Point Fort, the new Museum has moved to the newly refurbished building at the centre of Jezzine Barracks. Showcased within the Museum is a gallery displaying Colonial Army; a second gallery housing World War I and World War II displays, including the Townsville Honour Boards from both these conflict; and a third gallery showing more recent conflicts of Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The Museum has remained open during the Jezzine Barracks redevelopment.