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11-May-2019 (Sandra Brown)
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The seat was presented to the Memorial Park in June 1927 by the Blackall Branch of the Country Womens` Association to commemorate those who served in World War One. The seat was unveiled by the Governor of Queensland on the 11th October 1927 on an official visit to the town. The seat was restored in 1993.
The Country Women's Association has presented a stone seat to the Blackall War Memorial Committee for its Memorial Park. The seat is of brown Helidon freestone, with marble panel inset, and is suitably inscribed.
The Brisbane Courier (Qld), 3 June 1927.
The Brisbane Courier (Qld), 3 June 1927.
Location
| Address: | Landsborough Highway & Hawthorn Street, Memorial Park, Blackall, 4472 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -24.425556 Long: 145.468333 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Seat |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 11th October, 1927 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MIV, QWMR, MADedicated in grateful remembrance of the deeds of our gallant soldiers in the Great War
1914 - 1918
By the Blackall Branch of the Country Women's Association.
Restored 1993
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