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Monsignor Steele
Monsignor Steele
Monsignor Steele Plaque
Monsignor Steele

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The plaque commemorates Monsignor Steele who was the founder of Boystown in Beaudesert. 

Steele had been inspired by the movie Boys Town (1938) in which Fr Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) of Omaha, Nebraska, had guided many boys through difficult times.  When the property, Beauparc, on the outskirts of Beaudesert, came up for sale in 1959, he purchased it with government assistance.  Boys Town, with accommodation for eighty-four boys under the care of the De La Salle Brothers, was opened two years later.

Location

Address:Telemon Street (Mount Lindesay Highway), Jubilee Park, Beaudesert, 4285
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.989444
Long: 152.994444
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Religion

Dedication

Front Inscription

Erected to the memory of Monsignor O.B.Steele OBE 1898 - 1982

Parish Priest of St Marys, Beaudesert.

Founder of Boystown. Rat Of Tobruk.

Friend to all, especially those in need.

Revered by Beaudesert Shire residents of all races and creeds

Source: MA
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