Yeronga Memorial Park
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Yeronga Memorial Park is a heritage-listed park at Ipswich Road, Yeronga, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The park has an area of 224,600 square metres (2,418,000 sq ft) and is one of the oldest in Brisbane, having been established in 1882, and has been a World War I memorial since 1917. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 2 December 2005.[1][2]
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Location | Ipswich Road, Yeronga, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 27.5197°S 153.0242°E / -27.5197; 153.0242 |
Design period | 1870s–1890s (late 19th century) |
Built | 1882 |
Owner | Brisbane City Council |
Official name | Yeronga Memorial Park |
Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
Designated | 2 December 2005 |
Reference no. | 602462 |
Significant period | 1917–1960s (fabric) 1882, 1888, 1917–1921, 1942–1945 (historical) 1882–ongoing (social) |
Significant components | memorial – pavilion, trees – remnant scrub, wall/s – retaining, tree groups – avenue of, memorial – rock/stone/boulder, hall – cwa, memorial – swimming pool, trees/plantings, croquet lawn, road/roadway, clubroom/s / clubhouse, memorial – gate/s, memorial – tree/avenue of trees, bowling green, hall – scouts / guides, terracing, oval/sports field, shed/s, pathway/walkway |
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