Anzac Avenue

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TitleAnzac AvenueDescriptionIn 1921 Thomas Rothwell proposed an "Avenue of Honour" to commemorate the soldiers of WWI.Two cocos palms were donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Petrie (the widow of Tom Petrie) and were planted outside the entrance to the School of Arts on 2nd March 1925 by the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan. Mr T. Allsopp, the manager of the Acclimatisation Gardens, removed the palms from the "Murrumba" Residence and replanted them. This site contains the first tree plantings and commemorates the commencement of what is now commonly known as Anzac Avenue. A further 1800 trees were subsequently planted between Petrie and Redcliffe.
Source: Strathpine Library Local History files
Location of originalAnzac Avenue, Petrie to Redcliffe, QueenslandOriginal format1 Road : bitumen road between Petrie and RedcliffeLanguageEnglish

Photograph

Sign for Anzac Memorial Avenue, ca. 1930

Sign on Anzac Memorial Avenue, previously known as Redcliffe Road, late 1920s

REFERENCE

Reference NumberMBRWM-0014

GEOTAG

Geo coords^[1]Geo addressAnzac Ave at Kinsellas Road/Mango Hill,Moreton Bay Region,Queensland,4509

ACCESS

Access restrictionsUnrestrictedRestrictions on useCopyright appliesConditions of usePhotograph PRLPC-P1276 digitised from an original photograph www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/libraries. This image may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes with acknowledgement. To obtain copies for commercial purposes or of a higher resolution, contact local.history@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.

PART OF

CollectionMoreton Bay Region War Memorials

CONNECTIONS

PlacePetrie (Qld.)Kallangur (Qld.)Mango Hill (Qld.)North Lakes (Qld.)Rothwell (Qld.)Kippa Ring (Qld.)Redcliffe (Qld.)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)Anzac AvenueWorld War, 1914-1918monuments & memorialsavenues

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Anzac Avenue