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Tumoulin Evelyn Scrub War Memorial

Tumoulin Evelyn Scrub War Memorial
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Description

The Evelyn Scrub War Memorial was erected after the First World War [1914-18] on land set aside for the purpose by Edward Daniel, c1919. It lists the names of all the men from the Evelyn district who had served in the war. Forty-one names are recorded on the memorial.

The Memorial stands on private property on the Jonsson Road, off the Tumoulin to Ravenshoe Road in the southern Atherton Tablelands.

The Memorial is in the form of a substantial pedestal supporting a narrow pointed obelisk topped with a spherical object. The entire monument is concrete. Forty-one names and fates of the men from Evelyn Scrub who served in the Great War are attached to a brass plaque secured to one side of the pedestal behind a glass screen. Of particular interest is the inclusion of the name of an aboriginal person (designated as such) listed among those who died in service. A second plaque is fixed below the first, dedicated to the pioneers of the Evelyn Scrub by the Evelyn Social and Sports Club in 1983.

A single flagstaff stands five metres from the memorial on the southern side. There are no associated gardens or plantings remaining at the Memorial.

Inscription

The plaques read: Dedicated to the men from Evelyn Scrub who did their duty in the Great War; 40 names, and (lower small plaque) Dedicated to the pioneers of Evelyn Scrub, 1883.

Dedicated to the men from Evelyn Scrub who did their duty in the Great War; 40 names, and (lower small plaque) Dedicated to the pioneers of Evelyn Scrub, 1883.

Conflicts

World War I

Memorial type

Column/obelisk/pillar

Contributions

Shirley and Trevor McIvor

Photos

Tumoulin Evelyn Scrub War Memorial

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