Blackall War Memorial Park
Avril FazelOn Anzac Day 1927 the Blackall war memorial was unveiled in front of a very large crowd. A former mayor and Digger Mr J. C. Minnis was invited to perform the unveiling ceremony. The Blue Bird orchestra played patriotic airs and accompanied a small choir who led the singing of hymns. After prayers wreaths were laid. The ceremony finished with the national anthem ‘God Save the King.’
The imposing grey granite memorial was made by well-known Brisbane stonemasons Petrie Brothers. Carved into the granite was a short inscription ‘Their Name Liveth For Evermore’.
When it opened in 1927, the Blackall Memorial Park contained a simple granite obelisk set on bare ground. Today the names of those associated with Blackall who have died in various conflicts are listed on plaques attached to the obelisk.
The obelisk is set in a grassed and planted park with a semi circle surround that commemorates all theatres of war. To one side is the 2009 statue 'Towner's Call' and some story boards. The CWA seat on the other side has been restored.
The Park is a central focus for commemorative ceremonies for the township of Blackall.
- Blackall to Battle and Back Historypin - QANZAC 100 https://www.historypin.org/en/first-world-war-centenary/memories-for-a-new-gene…
