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07-July-2021 (Henry Moulds)
07-July-2021 (Henry Moulds)

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The plaque commemorates 150th anniversary of the approval of Banana Township from 1861 to 2011. 

The name Banana derives from an old dun-coloured working bullock, called Banana, used by local stockmen to help them when herding some of the wilder cattle into the yards. 

The post office at Banana was established on 1 September 1861, and the first township allotments were offered for sale in that same year.


 

 

Location

Address:Leichhardt & Dawson Highways, Banana Progress Park, Banana, 4702
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -24.470762
Long: 150.128685
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:05-June-1861
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Actual Event End Date:05-June-2011
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2011
Front Inscription

Banana

Approved as a township by His Excellency the Governor George Bowen

5 June 1861

Commemorating 150 years

5 June 2011

Officiated by Mayor John Hooper

 

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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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