Ku sii qor faqradan - Doorka RAAF Base Townsville ayaa is beddelay 1960s iyo 1970s iyadoo guud ahaan waqooyiga loo wareejiyay saldhigyada difaaca Australia. Sanadkii 1960kii, ciidamada Australia intooda badan waxay ku sugnaayeen magaalooyinka koonfureed ee koonfureed, sida ay ahaayeen tan iyo 1880kii, laakiin khibrada Malaya
, Sarawak iyo Vietnam waxay u bedeleen xoogga siyaasadda difaaca diyaar u ahaanshaha khilaafaadka gobolka ee xaddidan. Heerka hawlaha duulista militariga ee Townsville wuxuu bilaabay inuu kordho ka dib markii la aasaasay 1966kii Lavarack Barracks, oo si joogto ah u koray si ay u noqoto saldhigga ugu weyn ee Ciidanka Australia, iyo Xarunta Kooxda Shaqada Saddexaad. Sanadkii 1976, No. 35 Squadron wuxuu ku yaalay Townsville si uu u taageero howlgalada Ciidanka. Si kastaba ha noqotee, sanadka soo socda, No. 10 Squadron waxaa loo wareejiyay RAAF Base Edinburgh ee Koonfurta Australia, iyo in ka badan soddon sano oo howlgallo basaasnimo badda ah oo ka socda Townsville ayaa la joojiyay.