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The gates commemorate cricketer Bill Brown. The original gates, which were erected in 1997, have now been replaced.
An outstanding opening batsman, Bill Brown, who died at the age of 95, belonged to that generation of Australian cricketers who had their careers interrupted by World War Two. Touring to England for the first time in 1934 and ending his top flight international career with the Invincibles in 1948. Brown played 22 tests for his country, averaging nearly 47 with the bat, and outlived his contemporaries and became Australia's oldest surviving Test cricketer. Bill Brown died in 2008.
Location
Address: | 1 Greg Chappell Street, Queensland Cricket Headquarters, Albion, 4010 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.435692 Long: 153.044925 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Gates |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Sport |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 8th October, 1997 |
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BILL BROWN GATES
Plaque:
BILL BROWN GATES
Officially Opened By The
Premier Of Queensland
THE HON. ROB BORBIDGE MLA
On
October 8, 1997
Queensland Cricket