Detailed description is Nelly Bay is a village on Magnetic Island, and a suburb of the City of Townsville, Australia. A tourism hub on the island, it is especially significant as the site of the ferry terminal, which links it to Townsville. At the 2011 census, Nelly Bay had a population of 1055.HistoryRobert Hayles, a local entrepreneur, started tourist ventures in the bay around 1911 and in 1917 correspondence between the Townsville Harbour Board and the Queensland Marine Department notes the existence of a jetty in the bay. During the Second World War an anti-aircraft battery was built on the foreshore of the bay. While the concrete foundations of the battery still exist, they are now overgrown, and surrounded by a housing estate.Nelly Bay Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1923), closed in 1982 and reopened in 1994.Magnetic HarbourDescriptionNelly Bay is also home to Magnetic Island's largest infrastructure development, Magnetic Harbour, also known as Nelly Bay Harbour. The development consists of a new ferry and barge terminal, with an emergency services helipad, retail services, a marina and multi-storey residential dwellings. A frequent ferry service is operated by Sunferries, with its passenger ferry to the Townsville breakwater, and Fantasea with its vehicular barge to South Townsville.
Established in the recent years nelly bay queensland townsville qld australia in north-qld, queensland in australia.
This well-known establishment acts as a one-stop destination servicing customers both local and from other parts of the city...
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Qus: 1). what is the mode of payment accepted ?
Ans: Cash , Credit Card and Wallets
Qus: 2). What are the hours of operation ?
Ans: Open all days from 9:30 to 8:30 and exceptions on Sundays