Charters Towers Boer War Memorial Kiosk
Lissner Park,139km west of Townsville
Lissner QLD 4820
A large open sided kiosk situated in Lissner Park. Situated beside the kiosk are two war trophies, German 7.7cm Field Guns, minus wheels, set on concrete bases.
- Inscription
Main Plaque:
THIS KIOSK WAS ERECTED TO
THE MEMORY OF
THE VOLUNTEERS WHO LEFT
CHARTERS TOWERS
TO TAKE PART IN THE
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
DURING 1899 - 1902.
PUBLICLY OPENED BY
THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR
ALDERMAN SYDNEY H. THORP
13TH OCT. 1910.
Other plaques list names for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Queensland contingents; 5th and 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen contingents; lst, 3rd and 7th Australian Light Horse
- Conflicts commemorated
- South Africa War, 1899–1902
- Memorial type
- Structure
- Additional information
This memorial has outstanding significance as Queensland's only Boer War kiosk and a rare example of the craftsmanship of the era.
- Recorded by
- Shirley and Trevor McIvor
- Date recorded
- 3 March 2009
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