Maroochy River State School Memorial Plaque
Nambour and District Museum, 18 Mitchell Street
Nambour QLD 4560
A simple marble plaque that was displayed as a commemoration to the local pupils fo the Maroochy River State School, for service during the First aqbnd Second World Wars. The school was closed down last century and the plaque relocated to the museum.
- Inscription
MAROOCHY RIVER STATE SCHOOL
PUPILS
WORLD WARS
I - II
1914–1918 --- 1939-1945
LEST WE FORGET
- Conflicts commemorated
- First World War, 1914–1918
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Memorial type
- Plaque
- Additional information
The Maroochy River State School was opened in June 1911, with a School Reserve gazetted in 1913. This school operated until 1972, servicing families settled along the river, with students arriving by a boat service to the Dunethin wharf.
(Source: EPA - Heritage Register)
Nambour and District Historical Museum - www.nambourmuseum.org.au
- Recorded by
- Clive Plater, President, Nambour and District Museum
- Date recorded
- 15 April 2010