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01-January-2014
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Kenilworth Town Park commemorates the pioneers who undertook the first settlement in the District in 1850.
Richard Smith tendered to set up the first cattle run on the east bank of the Mary River in 1850. At the time Mrs Smith was reading Sir Walter Scott's novel "Kenilworth" and she decided to name the property after the novel. The town was surveyed and split off Kenilworth Station in 1921 and took the name of the Station. During the second half of the 19th Century, the Smiths took up more land.
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Richard Smith tendered to set up the first cattle run on the east bank of the Mary River in 1850. At the time Mrs Smith was reading Sir Walter Scott's novel "Kenilworth" and she decided to name the property after the novel. The town was surveyed and split off Kenilworth Station in 1921 and took the name of the Station. During the second half of the 19th Century, the Smiths took up more land.
Location
| Address: | 5 Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth, 4574 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.59644 Long: 152.727258 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 30th November, 1957 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAKenilworth Town Park
Plaque :
Kenilworth Park
This park is dedicated to perpetuate the memory of early pioneers, first settlement in the District 1850
Officially opened by Cr. David A. Low, M.L.A. Chairman Maroochy Shire Council
30th November 1957
A. L. Smith Shire Clerk
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