Graceville Memorial Park, Heritage-listed park in Graceville, Australia
Graceville Memorial Park is a flat, low-lying reserve at 173 Oxley Road, bounded by Oxley Road and Plumridge Street. Its centrepiece is a granite and copper memorial unveiled in 1920, listing 51 soldiers and one nursing sister from Sherwood Shire. The park holds cricket ovals, croquet lawns, tennis courts and a croquet clubhouse built between 1924 and 1929.
The park began as Graceville Recreation Reserve in 1904 and took its current name by 1926. It received Queensland Heritage Register listing in September 2006, recognizing its importance to the region.
The memorial was unveiled on 28 November 1920 by Lieutenant E. M. Little, chairman of the local RSSAILA fund, with £225 raised by public subscription. Its copper scroll, made by Ernest Gunderson, lists 51 soldiers and one nursing sister among Sherwood Shire's fallen, out of 265 men and seven nurses who enlisted.
The park provides multiple sports facilities including cricket ovals, tennis courts, and croquet lawns available for visitors to enjoy. Its location between Oxley Road and Plumridge Street makes it accessible from different directions.
The park features a ceremonial avenue of bunya pines and cotton trees forming a natural pathway toward the war memorial. These memorial plantings create a quiet guide for visitors walking through the grounds.
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