Paroo Shire Honour Board

Paroo Shire Honour Board
Paroo Shire Honour Board
	Paroo Shire Honour Board, 1997
Location	Civic Centre, Louise Street, Cunnamulla, Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	28°04′13″S145°40′54″E / 28.0703°S 145.6818°E Coordinates: 28°04′13″S145°40′54″E / 28.0703°S 145.6818°E
Design period	1914 - 1919 (World War I)
Built	1918
Queensland Heritage Register
	Official name: Paroo Shire Honour Board
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	21 October 1992
Reference no.	600761
Significant period	1918- (social); 1918-1971(historical); 1918 (fabric)
Significant components	memorial - honour board/ roll of honour
Builders	Wunderlich
	Location of Paroo Shire Honour Board in Queensland

Last updated April 30, 2019

Paroo Shire Honour Board is a heritage-listed memorial at the Civic Centre, Louise Street, Cunnamulla, Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1918 by Wunderlich. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.^[1]

A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for the memory of something, usually a deceased person or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains and parks.

The Shire of Paroo is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Cunnamulla. The Paroo Shire covers an area of 47,714.5 square kilometres (18,422.7 sq mi). At the 2006 census, 1,217 of Paroo's 1,928 residents lived in Cunnamulla.

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

History

The Paroo Honour Board commemorates those from Paroo Shire who served in World War I and was unveiled in 1918 by the then Queensland Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams. It was originally located in the old Paroo Shire Hall, but is now in the current Civic Centre.^[1]

World War I 1914–1918 global war originating in Europe

World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.

Australia, and Queensland in particular, had few civic monuments before the First World War. The memorials erected in its wake became our first national monuments, recording the devastating impact of war on a young nation. Australia lost 60,000 from a population of about 4 million, representing one in five of those who served. No previous or subsequent war has made such an impact on the nation.^[1]

Australian war memorials are distinctive in that they commemorate not only the dead, but also those who fought and returned. Australians were proud that their first great national army was composed entirely of volunteers, men worthy of honour whether or not they paid the supreme sacrifice. Many memorials honour all who served from a locality, not just the dead, providing valuable evidence of community involvement in the war. Such evidence is not readily obtainable from military records, or from state or national listings, where names are categorised alphabetically or by military unit.^[1]

Many communities honoured their volunteers after the war ended, but the Paroo board is early and was installed before the close of hostilities. It has the date of the commencement of the war, 1914, on the left hand side of the memorial, but the corresponding space on the other side is empty. Spaces have also been left for names to be added. The design selected is a handsome, but standard type of Wunderlich honour board found in a number of other towns in Queensland. It commemorates all those from Paroo Shire who served in World War I, the dead not being indicated in any way.^[1]

Beneath the standard words "Roll of Honor" and British and Australian flags is a plaque on which "Paroo Shire" is encircled by the commemorative inscriptions "Brave hearts and true, God guide them" and "Shall their sacrifice be in vain?" This is an uncommon challenge; a more usual inscription on similar Wunderlich honour boards is 'Those who answered the Empire's call'.^[1]

The Honour Board was relocated to the public foyer of the new Civic Centre in 1971. This was officially opened by the then Queensland Premier, Hon Joh Bjelke-Petersen on 23 April 1971.^[1]

Description

The Paroo Honour Board is a panel of pressed copper; richly decorated in low relief with patriotic symbols such as flags, laurel wreaths and cannons. This decoration provides a rich frame for columns of names, each on an individual brass strip. The honour board is mounted on a marble slab, measuring 1.82 by 1.55 metres (6 ft 0 in × 5 ft 1 in), which is in turn mounted on a wooden frame with a bronze edge trim.^[1]

A total of 370 names of those who served in World War I are listed alphabetically with further spaces indicating that hostilities had not yet ceased at that time. In the tradition of memorials, the rank of the deceased is not indicated.^[1]

Heritage listing

Paroo Shire Honour Board was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.^[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

War memorials, including honour boards, especially those dating from the Boer and First World Wars, are a local tribute to war dead and are an important element of Queensland towns and cities. They represent a conscious expression of emerging Australian nationhood and reflect public taste and social attitudes of their time. Such memorials are important in demonstrating the pattern of Queensland's history, as they are representative of a recurrent theme that involved most communities throughout the state. They provide evidence of an era of widespread Australian patriotism and nationalism, particularly during and following the First World War.^[1]

The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.

It has an unusual inscription that has not been found on another honour board in Queensland.^[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.

The memorials manifest a unique documentary record and are demonstrative of popular taste in the inter-war period.^[1]

Unveiled in 1918, the Paroo Shire Honour Board is an intact example of a lavish, though typical Wunderlich honour board; richly decorated, it is a good example of the work of this firm.^[1]

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.

Unveiled in 1918, the Paroo Shire Honour Board is an intact example of a lavish, though typical Wunderlich honour board; richly decorated, it is a good example of the work of this firm.^[1]

The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.

The Paroo Shire Honour Board has strong association with the community as evidence of the impact of a major historic event. It is also associated with the work of Wunderlich, a company that was part of the fabric of the Australian building industry for much of the twentieth century.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Paroo Shire Honour Board (entry 600761)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014).

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[qhr-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Paroo Shire Honour Board (entry 600761)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.