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15-August-2017 (John Huth)
15-August-2017 (John Huth)

Photographs supplied by Ian Waters / John Huth

The monument commemorates those who died in the Condamine River. 

The monument consists of a stone cairn and the boat that was donated by the local Member of Parliament, H. M. Nelson, in 1892. This, the old flood boat or "Condamine Queen", was used until 1923 when the Murilla Shire Council replaced the boat with a small ferry boat.

Since the early days of settlement, the Condamine River has claimed more lives than any other Australian River. 

Location

Address:Leichhardt Highway & Foster Street, Pioneer Park, Condamine, 4416
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -26.927061
Long: 150.130973
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Flood

Dedication

Front Inscription

In memory of those who lost their lives in the Condamine River also those who rowed the Condamine Boat for communication purposes and supplies on the flooded river.

 

Source: MA,NRUM
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au