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The monument commemorates the centenary of pastoral settlement and Joseph and William Hann, who were early explorers and pastoralists in the Kennedy District.
William Hann (1837 - 1889), and Frank Hugh Hann (1846 - 1921), explorers and pastoralists, were the sons of Joseph Hann and his wife Elizabeth, nee Sharpe. The family migrated from Wiltshire in 1851 to the Westernport District in Victoria. In 1862 Joseph Hann was attracted to the newly-opened upper Burdekin District in Queensland where in partnership with Richard Daintree and some Melbourne investors he took up Bluff Downs, Maryvale and Lolworth stations.
After Joseph was drowned in the great Burdekin flood of January 1864, his sons struggled with hostile Aboriginals, speargrass, dingoes and falling wool prices and in 1870 William had to overland their last 19,000 sheep to Victoria. Lolworth and Bluff Downs were surrendered and he ran cattle at Maryvale.
Location
| Address: | Deane Street, Lissner Park, Charters Towers, 4820 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -20.071311 Long: 146.260593 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1959 |
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William Hann with his father Joseph Hann, formed Bluff Downs and Maryvale, 1862.
Led Government - sponsored expedition June - November, 1872 up Cape York Peninsula discovering Walsh and Palmer Rivers etc., and gold on the latter.
This memorial also commemorates Centenary of pastoral occupation of this Shire 1859 - 1959.
The natural stone used in this memorial was taken from Basalt River at Bluff Downs homestead where William Hann first settled.
