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The cairn commemorates Severin Berner (Barney) Andreassen (1863 - 1937), a pioneer settler in North Queensland and a former Douglas Shire Councillor and Chairman.
Location
Address: | Island Point Road, Port Douglas, 4877 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -16.482601 Long: 145.467808 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 17th June, 1989 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis cairn is erected to honour a pioneer of North Queensland
Severin Berner (Barney) Andreassen
1863 - 1937
A native of Norway, he came to Australia in 1884, to Cooktown, then to Port Douglas and Mowbray River.
During an active life as a mariner and then a farmer, he gave 19 years of voluntary service to the Douglas Shire as Councillor 1914 - 1927 and Chairman 1927 - 1933.
Unveiled by his grandson Severin Berner Andreassen III
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