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The gates to the St George Showground commemorate Claude Bowhay who was a Shire Councillor and Shire Chairman from 1951 to 1970. He was also a champion Merino sheep breeder.
In 1942-45 he served on Amaroo Shire Council, New South Wales. From 1951 he was a councillor of Balonne shire, Queensland. During his chairmanship (1954-70) the shire (which carried some 10 per cent of Queensland's sheep) became one of the most prosperous in the State. Its electricity scheme was among the largest administered by a local council, and, in Bowhay's term, water supplies were expanded, towns sewered, facilities improved and St George was linked to a bitumen highway.
Location
| Address: | Carnarvon Highway, St George Showgrounds, St George, 4487 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.031538 Long: 148.589942 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Gates |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - Local |
| Link: | http://adb.anu.edu.au/ |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 5th May, 1980 |
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The Claude Bowhay Gates
Erected by the Balonne Shire Council
To the memory of Cr. Claude Bowhay, C.M.G.
Shire Councillor 1951 - 1954
Shire Chairman 1954 - 1970
Merino Studmaster
And opened by Mr. J. Corbett, M.H.R. on 5th May, 1980
