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The former Dalveen Memorial Tennis Courts were built to commemorate Doug White and Jim Muir who died in World War Two. Both men attended the Dalveen School. The courts are now the site of the Rural Fire Brigade.
Location
Address: | Pine Crescent, in front of Dalveen Rural Fire Service, Dalveen, 4374 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.490361 Long: 151.973327 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Military |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPDalveen Rural Fire Brigade Shed
Erected August 2009
The Dalveen Memorial Tennis Courts were built on this site in 1953 - 54 by the Dalveen Sports Club with land partly donated by Mr Fearnside in memory of fallen soldiers Doug White and Jim Muir (WWII)
"We honour them still"
Plaque :
In memory
Doug White
8th Div. A.S.C.
K.I.A.
Singapore 1942
Plaque :
In memory
Jim Muir
25th Batt. A.M.F.
K.I.A.
Milne Bay1942
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au