Built in 1904, the Criterion Hotel , on Townsville's waterfront , which closed last year , presented a rundown , overgrown view at the rear over Easter . The Townsville City Council refused permission for the hotel to be knocked down as part of a proposed large redevelopment plan .
Signs , on the ground , advertising the proposed development are included in the overgrown beer garden and mention the nearby impressive, unoccupied Queen's Hotel , below, photographed at Easter
