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To mark the centenary of the ornate bandstand on Townsville's waterfront , married couples who tied the knot in the surrounds are lining up to renew their wedding vows . The impressive building in the background , built in Federation red brick style , is the old Queen's Hotel , of which Alderman John Henry Tyack , mentioned in the bandstand's plaque, below, was the licensee from 1899. Tyack took steps to beautify the area in front of the hotel and Queensland Premier Robert Philp sent him postcards of the waterfront at Durban , South Africa , saying he could make Townsville as beautiful. Acting on this advice , he began collecting money for the bandstand . Vallis Photo .
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