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30-July-2019
30-July-2019
Photographs supplied by John Huth

The plaque commemorates the over subscription of the Commonwealth Peace Loan after World War One.

During World War One, to finance the war the Commonwealth had a series of war loans, and then peace loans. To recover the cost of the war and fund soldier pensions the government launched 'Peace Loan' campaigns after the war. Peace loans were similar to the war loans where people loaned money to the government and received interest.

 

 

Location

Address:2 Caledonian Hill, Cooloola Regional Council Office (old Town Hall), Gympie, 4570
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -26.190329
Long: 152.665878
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Federal

Dedication

Front Inscription
Commonwealth of Australia  

Peace Loan A.D. 1919

To commemorate the oversubscription of the allocated quota of this loan by the City of Gympie

W. H. Sedgman Mayor

W. A. Watt         Treasurer
W. M. Hughes   Prime Minister

 

 

 
Source: MA
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