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Evelyn Scrub War Memorial Legend
Evelyn Scrub War Memorial Legend

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The monument was erected after World War One on land set aside for the purpose by Edward Daniel, c1919.  It lists the names of all the men from the Evelyn district who had served in the war. Forty-one names are recorded on the memorial on individual brass plques including the name of an aboriginal soldier.

The monument is in the form of a substantial pedestal supporting a narrow pointed obelisk topped with a spherical object. The entire monument is concrete. Forty-one names and fates of the men from Evelyn Scrub who served in the Great War are attached to an brass honour roll secured to one side of the pedestal behind a glass screen.

It also contains a plaque dedicated to the pioneers of Evelyn Scrub. It is the last standing structure at what was once the town of Evelyn, and it illustrates the growth and decline of farming communities in the evolution of the history of the Atherton Tablelands.

On the 18th March 1917, a meeting was held in Daniel's Hall to arrange a dance in order to raise money for a memorial fund in connection with soldiers of the district who had fallen in the war.
Cairns Post (Qld), 20th March 1917.

On Anzac Day the local honor board was unveiled in the presence of a large number of witnesses. This is one of the first of its kind to be unveiled in the north, so Evelyn can rightly be proud of this fine memorial. 
The Northern Herald (Cairns), 23 May 1918.

 

 

Location

Address:Jonsson Road, Private Farm, Evelyn , 4888
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -17.501487
Long: 145.453645
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:04-August-1914
Actual Event End Date:28-June-1919

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1919
Front Inscription

Roll of Honor

Dedicated to the men from Evelyn Scrub who did their duty in the Great War 

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Source: MIV,QWMR,MA
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