The land which now comprises RAAF Base Townsville became part of the new Thuringowa Division ( later Shire ) in 1879 .
The land which now comprises RAAF Base Townsville was first surveyed in an extension of the Townsville urban survey in 1884 .
The land which now comprises RAAF Base Townsville became part of the new Thuringowa Division ( later Shire ) in 1879 , and was first surveyed in an extension of the Townsville urban survey in 1884 .