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Cooyar War Memorial
Cooyar War Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial in Hack Menkins Park, McDougall Street, Cooyar, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The memorial was unveiled on Saturday 14 July 1923 by Arthur Edward Moore ( MLA for Aubigny). It was designed and produced by R. C. Ziegler and Son and cost , with funds raised by public subscriptions and revenue raised from entertainments. The memorial comprises two pieces, the pedestal surmounted by a digger statue, on which the names of the 25 fallen are recorded, and a smaller plinth which records the names of the 110 local men who served in World War I. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Australia, and Queensland in particular, had few civic monuments before the First World War. The memorials erected in its wake became our first national monuments, recording the devastating impact of the war on a young nation. Australia lost 60,000 from a population of about 4 million, representing one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooyar, Queensland
Cooyar is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cooyar had a population of 224 people. Geography Cooyar is on the Darling Downs and on the New England Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. History Land in Cooyar was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. Cooyar Post Office opened by March 1907 (a receiving office had been open from 1904). St Francis' Anglican Church was dedicated on 12 April 1928. Its closure on 28 March 1999 was approved by Assistant Bishop Ray Smith. At the , Cooyar and the surrounding area had a population of 281. In the , the locality of Cooyar had a population of 224 people. Attractions There are many interesting sites at Cooyar. They include: the Swinging Bridge,built by Christoffel and Edeltroud Van Espen a memorial park with playground, a family-friendly pub, an ANZAC Memorial, a showground which holds events like endurance riding and an annual show (with a brilli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
