Senior Constable Henry James FetherstonPrint Page 
At about 5:00 am on Sunday, 22 February 1885 Senior Constable Fetherston was riding his horse from the Maryborough Police Station to a police paddock on the banks of the Mary River at Tinana. Tinana is on the opposite bank of the Mary River to Maryborough. It was originally a separate town, but it is now effectively a suburb of Maryborough. While riding his horse, it is believed he was thrown and landed on a log at the side of the road before being crushed by the falling horse. Fetherston died at about 7:00 pm the following day from severe internal injuries. He did not marry and did not have any known children.
Senior Constable Fetherston was an active member of the Maryborough Rowing Club, a local cricket club, and he was highly thought of by the community he served. Shortly after his death, a number of his friends, the citizens of Maryborough, and local police decided to erect an impressive monument over his grave in the Maryborough Cemetery.
Source: Friends of the Queensland Police Museum, 2020.
Volunteers from the Friends of the Queensland Police Museum (FQPM) dutifully coordinated the grave restoration for the late Constable Robert Alexander, and today a dedication ceremony was held to commemorate and pay respect to his work with the Queensland Police Service. Today’s dedication ceremony marks the 9th grave restoration that the FQPM has completed since its incorporation in 2007. This is also the second grave restored within the Maryborough Cemetery, with Constable Henry James Featherston’s (sic) gravesite restored in 2017.
Excerpt from myPolice Maryborough, 27 April 2022.
Location
| Address: | Walker Street & Bruce Highway, Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough West, 4650 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -25.514481 Long: 152.672691 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Grave |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - Colonial |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2017 |
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In Memory Of
HENRY JAMES
FETHERSTON
Who Died 23rd Febry 1885
Aged 26 Years.
Mark The Perfect Man, And
Behold The Upright; For The
End Of That Man Is Peace.
Psalm 37 Verse 37.
His Life Was Gentle, And The Elements
So Mix`d In Him That Nature Might
Stand Up
And Say To All The World - This
Was A Man
Shakespere (Sic)
This Monument Was Erected
In Remembrance Of A Faithful
Comrade And Beloved Friend,
By The Members Of The Wide
Police Force And Citizens
Of Maryborough
Plaque:
This plaque acknowledges the partnership between
the Police Community of the Maryborough District,
the Friends of the Queensland Police Museum Inc. and
the Queensland Police Service
in the restoration of the final resting place of
Senior Constable Henry James Fetherston
-QPS Honour Roll-
2017
