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28-April-2018
28-April-2018

Photographs supplied by Russell Byers

The gates to the cemetery were donated in memory of the German Lutheran missionaries, who were Queensland`s first free settlers. A plaque on the gates commemorates the contributions of the early settlers, who are buried in the cemetery, to the formation of Queensland. 

 

Location

Address:Hedley Avenue, Nundah Cemetery, Nundah, 4012
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.407874
Long: 153.067385
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Gates
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 20th October, 1984
Left Side Inscription

           NUNDAH CEMETERY
(Originally German Station Cemetery)

The Early Settlers Of Many Nations And Their
    Descendants Are Buried Here.
This Plaque Commemorates Their Contribution
Which Was A Significant Step In
The Formation Of The State Of Queensland.
This Cemetery Was Established In The Mid 19th
Century. Its Preservation And The Recorded
History Of These Early Settlers Are The
Major Concerns Of The Nundah Historic
Cemetery Preservation Association
          20 October 1984

Right Side Inscription

            THESE GATES
Have Been Donated To The People Of Queensland
In Memory Of The German Missionaries, 
 Queensland`s First Free Settlers
                   By
       EMIL W.NASARENKO
Of Real Estate Listing Service Of Queensland
               Opened By 
HON. L. W. POWELL, M.L.A., 
  Minister For Education
          Dedicated By 
PASTOR D. J. LARSEN
      20 October 1984

Source: MA
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