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(9 pictures)
Picture relating to Ingham - titled 'Mafeking Tree - Boer War memorial'
Picture relating to Ingham - titled 'Mafking Tree - war memorial'
Picture relating to Ingham - titled 'Ingham Boer War Memorial Gardens'
Picture relating to Dawson - titled 'Dawson'
Picture relating to Broken Hill - titled 'Broken Hill'
Picture relating to Broken Hill - titled 'Broken Hill'
Picture relating to Barrow Creek - titled 'Peter Falconio Memorial ?'
Picture relating to St James - titled 'Anzac Memorial'
Picture relating to Strathpine - titled 'Pine Rivers Shire Council W.T Protheroe Memorial Gardens'

Mafeking Tree - Boer War memorial

contributed by JohnH, taken on 18 October 2004
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This memorial has outstanding significance: as the only known Mafeking 'Tree' (Boer War) memorial in Queensland. It commemorates the Relief of Mafeking (Boer War) on the 17 May 1900. A public holiday was declared across Britain on 23 May 1900 to celebrate. Two years later in 1902, following the death of Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria's birthday, the 24 May, was declared as Empire Day.

This picture is also part of the Bonzle Military (open in new window) photo collection.