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Thomas Memorial Plaque
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The fountain commemorates construction engineer Alfred Thomas who worked on the first railway line to Toowoomba in the 1870s.
Thomas retired from the civil service in 1879 and in a partnership with John Garget built the railways south from Toowomba to Stanthorpe and west from Toowoomba to Warwick. In 1882 while returning to Toowomba by ship from Sydney he fell overboard in Sydney harbour and was drowned. Alfred Thomas and his family were highly respected members of the Toowomba community.
Thomas Memorial Fountain 1886Location
| Address: | Campbell Street, Queens Park Gardens, East Toowoomba, 4350 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.557222 Long: 151.963333 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Fountain |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 10-August-1882 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 10-August-1882 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 1st January, 1886 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis fountain was erected by public subscription
To the memory of Alfred Thomas C. E.
An esteemed resident of this town who was accidently drowned in Sydney Harbour on the 10th day of August A.D. 1882
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