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The park was officially renamed in 2007 as Henry Lawson Bicentennial Park and commemorates the early pioneering days that Henry Lawson wrote about in many of his poems and stories.
Henry Lawson wrote "The Babes of Walloon" in 1891.
Location
Address: | Karrabin - Rosewood Road, Walloon, 4306 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.605278 Long: 152.661389 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 24th March, 2007 |
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Henry Lawson Bicentennial Park
Plaque :
Henry Lawson Bicentennial Park
This park was officially renamed on Saturday 24 March 2007 by Peter Lawson - the great nephew of Australian literary icon - Henry Lawson
In 1891 Henry Lawson wrote the poem "The Babies of Walloon".
The renaming of the park is dedicated to the memory of those early pioneering days that Henry Lawson so much lived and wrote about.
In the presence of
Cr Paul Pisasale, Mayor of the City of Ipswich City Council
Cr David Pahlke, Division 10, Ipswich City Council
Cr David Morrison - Chair of Conservation, Parks and Sport, Division 1, Ipswich City Council
Plaque :
Henry Lawson Bicentennial Park
Officially adopted by Walloon State School
Tuesday 27 March 2007
In the presence of
Councillor Paul Pisasale, Mayor of the City of Ipswich
Cr David Morrison - Chair of Conservation, Parks and Sport, Division 1, Ipswich City Council
Councillor David Pahlke, Division 10, Ipswich City Council
Principal Michael Josey, students and members of the school community
Official ceremony and memorandum of understanding was signed by all parties to undertake to care and nuture the park for the community