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The plaque commemorates the first service conducted in a Scandinavian language in Queensland from this church in June 1872. 

Location

Address:25 Wickham Terrace, St Andrew`s Lutheran Church, Spring Hill, 4000
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.464109
Long: 153.028069
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Religion
Actual Event Start Date:26-June-1872
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Actual Event End Date:26-June-1872
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 24th June, 2012
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Front Inscription

To commemorate the first recorded Scandinavian language service in Queensland on this site

26 June 1872

Conducted by the Norwegian Pastor Christoffer Gaustad, Danish Language.

Unveiled by Pastor Frede Tramm, Danish Church in Australia

24 June 2012 S.D.G.

[ Inscription in Danish ]

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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