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02-October-2013
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The plaque commemorates the services of employees of the Queensland Ambulance Service in providing care and transport for patients in Far North Queensland since 1901.
Location
| Address: | The Esplanade, Memorial Gardens, Cairns, 4870 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -16.917088 Long: 145.775093 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | State |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 08-January-1901 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1901 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAQueensland Ambulance Service
Following the establishment of the Queensland Ambulance Service in Brisbane in 1892, approval was granted by this governing body for the commencement of ambulance service operations in Cairns on 8th January 1901.
The memorial is to honour those paramedics and staff who have provided continuous pre-hospital care and transport since that time to the communities of Far North Queensland
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