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Mount Kynoch was renamed to commemorate the 30 years of service to the Highfields Shire by former Councillor John Kynoch. A granite tablet was unveiled on the mountain in 1934 to commemorate the event.
Very few men in Australia have been honoured by having a mountain renamed after them. Councillor J. Kynoch, of the Highfields Shire Council, in the Darling Downs (Q.) district, is one. Recently, in recognition of Councillor Kynoch's remarkable record as a councillor, the Highfields council renamed Stoney Mountain, a well-known landmark in the district, as Mount Kynoch, and the Governor of Queensland (Sir Leslie Wilson) unveiled a granite tablet on the mountain to commemorate the occasion. For an unbroken period of thirty years Councillor Kynoch has been a member of the Highfields Shire Council, and has never missed a meeting. He has been chairman of the council for the last 17 years, and has never accepted one penny from the council as allowances or expenses, but instead has spent more than £1000 of his own money when doing council business. His fine record is said to be without parallel in the Commonwealth. — E.
Sydney Mail (NSW), Wednesday 6 June 1934.
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Very few men in Australia have been honoured by having a mountain renamed after them. Councillor J. Kynoch, of the Highfields Shire Council, in the Darling Downs (Q.) district, is one. Recently, in recognition of Councillor Kynoch's remarkable record as a councillor, the Highfields council renamed Stoney Mountain, a well-known landmark in the district, as Mount Kynoch, and the Governor of Queensland (Sir Leslie Wilson) unveiled a granite tablet on the mountain to commemorate the occasion. For an unbroken period of thirty years Councillor Kynoch has been a member of the Highfields Shire Council, and has never missed a meeting. He has been chairman of the council for the last 17 years, and has never accepted one penny from the council as allowances or expenses, but instead has spent more than £1000 of his own money when doing council business. His fine record is said to be without parallel in the Commonwealth. — E.
Sydney Mail (NSW), Wednesday 6 June 1934.
Location
| Address: | New England Highway, Mount Kynoch, 4350 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.509348 Long: 151.955789 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Natural Feature |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - Local |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 20th April, 1934 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAMount Kynoch
Named to commemorate 30 years of valuable & gratuitous service rendered to the Shire of Highfields by Councillor John Kynoch (Chairman)
Ceremony performed by His Ex. the Governor Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, P.C. G.C.S. I.G.C.I.E, C.M.C., D.S.O
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