[4] In 1918, Hyde Park was transferred from the Thuringowa Shire to the City of Townsville by a government decree.

[6] St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Primary School was established in 1936 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.

Bishop Terrence McGuire had purchased the Woodlands estate from the Cummins family to use as a convent for the sisters, which was called Saint Philomena’s.

The need for secondary education for girls in the area led to the sisters establishing St Margaret Mary’s College, which was officially opened by Bishop Hugh Ryan on 22 February 1963 with an initial enrolment of 50 girls.

In 2007 it was acquired by the Townsville Sisters of Mercy, and is run under the Mater Health Services North Queensland umbrella organisation.