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Strathpine Honour Board
Strathpine Honour Board is a heritage-listed memorial at 1347 Anzac Avenue, Kallangur, Queensland, Kallangur, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was crafted in 1921 by Ernest Gunderson. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History This honour board was designed by leading Brisbane metal worker, Ernest Gunderson in 1921. It was commissioned by the Strathpine, Queensland, Strathpine Patriotic League and hung in the Pine Rivers Shire Hall until 1980 when it was moved to the local Returned and Services League of Australia, RSL club. The board lists in alphabetical order the 76 names of local men who served in World War I. Some of the letters are missing and others were replaced in 1984 when a local, Fred Williams, refurbished the board. Located near this honour board are other memorials to honour the districts service men. In 1985 the First World War Memorial Gates from the Lawnton, Queensland, Lawnton Agricultural Show Grounds were rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallangur, Queensland
Kallangur is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kallangur had a population of 20,405 people. Geography The North Coast railway line forms the western boundary of the suburb, while the Bruce Highway forms the eastern boundary. The main thoroughfare in Kallangur is route 71, Anzac Avenue (). The Redcliffe Peninsula railway line passes through the suburb, which is served by the Kallangur railway station (). The proposed Bruce Highway Western Alternative will have its southern entry point in Kallangur. History The area once belonged to Mrs. Griffin of Whiteside west of Petrie, and was acquired by the son of a Scottish migrant by the name of Thomas Petrie in 1855. The name Kallangur originates from the Indigenous Australian word ''kalangoor'', meaning a goodly or satisfactory place. Kallangur is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions, however, the word ''kalangoor'' is from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
