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44-621: Rockhampton War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial in the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens at Penlington Street, The Range , Rockhampton , Rockhampton Region , Queensland , Australia. It was built in 1924. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. The Rockhampton War Memorial was unveiled on 16 October 1924 by the Governor of Queensland Sir Matthew Nathan . It

88-413: A border. A gun or war trophy is located in the centre of the approach path. The memorial stands 64 feet (20 m) from the ground and is of Gracemere Grey granite. It comprises a plinth surmounted by a large obelisk. The pedestal is located in the centre of a double stepped base which has rock faced vertical surfaces and smooth horizontal surfaces. The plinth is square in plan and is surmounted by

132-460: A broad lower flight to a mid-landing, then quarter-turn upper flights on both sides. Above the upper flights is a clerestory window lighting the stair and the upper foyer. The Council Chamber, reached from the upper foyer, has high dadoes of timber panelling, parquetry flooring and a high plaster ceiling with cornices between exposed beams. Rockhampton Town Hall was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 29 April 2003 having satisfied

176-485: A commemorative structure erected as an enduring record of a major historical event. This is achieved through the appropriate use of various symbolic elements including the obelisk. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. The memorial is of aesthetic significance for its high level of workmanship and design. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. It has

220-995: A competition for the design of Rockhampton Girls Grammar School . He moved to Rockhampton to become clerk of works for the project and remained there, opening his own practice in 1895. He was wounded whilst commanding a squadron of the Third Queensland Contingent in the Boer War and also served in the First World War. Less is known about Palmer except that he was educated in Melbourne and employed by E A Scott and Green, Architects in Sydney. He worked alone for two years in Rockhampton before entering into partnership with Hockings in 1916. The partnership continued until 1938. The area in which Rockhampton

264-541: A cost of £2,654 was accepted and Rockhampton masons, F M Allen were contracted to complete the work. The firm of Hockings and Palmer was a partnership between Edwin Morton Hockings and Leslie Tarween Palmer . Edwin (Ted) Hockings was the son of Albert John Hockings , one of Brisbane 's best known citizens the mayor in 1865 and 1867. Edwin Hockings was articled to Richard Gailey and, while working there, won

308-422: A final partnership with his son, Thomas Hocking (E.M. and T. Hockings/Hockings and Son), 1939–40. Edwin Morton Hockings survived to see the completion of his last major work, Rockhampton's Town Hall, and died in Rockhampton on 21 December 1942. On 25 February 1939, Rockhampton's Mayor Mr R. Will Evans (1936–43), turned the first sod for the start of work on the new Town Hall, followed a month later (on 25 March) by

352-599: A great deal of responsibility rested on the shoulders of the two war-time Mayors, R. Will Evans (1936–43) and Henry Jeffries (1943–52). From August 1942, Rockhampton's Town Hall became the headquarters for General Robert L. Eichelberger and the 41st Infantry Division of the United States Army . Rockhampton City Council virtually placed the City at the disposal of army authorities, both Australian and American, and so, in turn, contributed to Australia's defence during

396-503: A memorial gift (usually money) be given to a designated charity, or that a tree be planted in memory of the person. Those temporary or makeshift memorials are also called grassroots memorials. Sometimes, when a student has died, the memorials are placed in the form of a scholarship, to be awarded to high-achieving students in future years. Memorials to persons or events of major significance may be designated as national memorials . Rockhampton Town Hall Rockhampton Town Hall

440-410: A neat grass mound and is approached by a paved path from the south. The path surrounds grass mound, forming a circle which is reinforced by garden beds and evenly spaced Canary Island Date Palms (Phoenix canariensis), traditionally a symbol of victory. The grassed area is free of planting apart from a flower bed on the northern side in which herbaceous plants are pruned to form the word ANZAC surrounded by

484-420: A pyramidal apex. Rockhampton War Memorial was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. War Memorials are important in demonstrating the pattern of Queensland's history as they are representative of a recurrent theme that involved most communities throughout

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528-400: A site was selected on the riverbank and a national design competition was announced by the newly formed Central Queensland War Memorial Committee. This however, was not successful as most designs were too costly. In 1922, the committee commissioned Rockhampton architects, Hockings and Palmer to present a design for a memorial to be situated in the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens . Their design, at

572-409: A strong and continuing association with the community as evidence of the impact of a major historic event and as the focal point for the remembrance of that event. It also has special associations with the firms and individuals employed in the design, including architects Hockings and Palmer, monumental masonry firm F M Allan and Botanic Gardens curator R Simmons. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article

616-424: A strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. This place has a strong association with the Rockhampton community for social and cultural reasons, as well as being the last major work by noted Rockhampton architect, Edwin Morton Hockings (1870-1942). Rockhampton's Town Hall also possesses a special association with the life, work and families of

660-466: Is a cantilevered awning clad in bronze which carries the City's coat of arms. Above the awning is a small balcony opening from the Council Chamber and over that is a clock of ceramic tiles. Inside the glazed entrance doors, the entrance foyer has a marble dado to doorhead height and a high plaster ceiling with broad cornice . From the entrance foyer, the main stair of polished timber has

704-503: Is a heritage-listed town hall at 232 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton City , Rockhampton , Rockhampton Region , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by Hockings & Palmer and built from 1939 to 1941 by John Hutchinson of J. Hutchinson & Sons (now Hutchinson Builders) . It is also known as Rockhampton City Hall and Rockhampton Council Chambers. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 29 April 2003. Rockhampton emerged as an important Queensland regional centre during

748-412: Is an uncommon example of a memorial still situated in an original and intact setting. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. The monuments manifest a unique documentary record and are demonstrative of popular taste in the inter-war period. Erected in 1924, the memorial at Rockhampton demonstrates the principal characteristics of

792-504: Is located was first discovered by Ludwig Leichhardt and Thomas Mitchell between 1844 and 1846. The Fitzroy river was later discovered by the Archer brothers in 1853 and lead to the establishment and success of the region as a pastoral district. The initial development of the city itself was due to the discovery of gold at nearby Canoona in 1858. The Rockhampton Botanic Gardens were established in 1869 when Mayor R M Hunter requested that

836-419: Is the gravestone or the memorial plaque . Also common are war memorials commemorating those who have died in wars. Memorials in the form of a cross are called intending crosses . Online memorials are often created on websites and social media to allow digital access as an alternative to physical memorials which may not be feasible or easily accessible. When somebody has died, the family may request that

880-561: The Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), where he commanded a Squadron of the Third Queensland Contingent. In this period he also formed a productive partnership ( Hutton and Hockings , Architects and Building Surveyors) with A.M. Hutton, 1898–1904. Hockings went on the serve in the early part of World War One , but again returned to an architectural profession, forming another successful partnership (Hockings and Palmer) in Rockhampton with Leslie Tarween Palmer, 1916–1938. Hockings went on to form

924-622: The Pacific Campaign (1941–45). In 2015, the Rockhampton Town Hall continues to function as the hub of the Rockhampton Regional Council's operations. Rockhampton's Town Hall, addressing Bolsover Street in the city centre, is an imposing two-storey brick building on a granite plinth , which contains the town hall and offices. The freestanding building sits within expansive grounds known as

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968-433: The 1850s and 1860s. This development took on especial prominence after the discovery of the mining wealth at Mount Morgan in 1882. The additional affluence that flowed on for Rockhampton fuelled a rapid expansion of public and private buildings and residences throughout the City and surrounds. This building boom allowed for many grand places to be constructed, especially renowned along the commercial and government sector near

1012-677: The Australians whose bodies lay in battlefield cemeteries in Europe and the Middle East. British policy decreed that the Empire war dead were to be buried where they fell. The word "cenotaph", commonly applied to war memorials at the time, literally means "empty tomb". Australian war memorials are distinctive in that they commemorate not only the dead. Australians were proud that their first great national army, unlike other belligerent armies,

1056-529: The Fire Engine Shed, and Kerosene Store, are erected." On 21 June 1897, a foundation stone for the future town hall was laid by Rockhampton Mayor Mr Littler to mark the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee . At this occasion Mr Littler let it be known that the Council could not proceed immediately with the building, but felt that construction would probably be able to commence some time over

1100-416: The Rockhampton architectural firm of Hockings and Palmer, was accepted and the contract let to the firm of John Hutchinson and Sons (of Brisbane), before construction was able commence. Edwin Morton Hockings (1870–1942) commenced his architectural career under the tutelage of Brisbane architect Richard Gailey . Hockings career took a major change in 1890 with his success in winning a design competition for

1144-481: The Town Hall Reserve. These grounds, being mostly level, have simple designs of lawns and mature trees including plantings of Cuban Royal Palms ( Roystonea regia ), Traveller's Palms ( Ravenala madagascariensis ), and other species. All four of the building's facades are similar symmetrical articulated planes of face brickwork with projecting bays, stepped parapet and verandahs to both levels for most of

1188-426: The devastating impact of the war on a young nation. Australia lost 60,000 from a population of about 4 million, representing one in five of those who served. No previous or subsequent war has made such an impact on the nation. Even before the end of the war, memorials became a spontaneous and highly visible expression of national grief. To those who erected them, they were as sacred as grave sites, substitute graves for

1232-467: The following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. Rockhampton's Town Hall clearly demonstrates the evolution or pattern of Queensland history, in this case, purpose-built for the needs of local government for the regional centre of Rockhampton. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. This Town Hall also demonstrates

1276-567: The government turn the Native Police paddock into a reserve for botanic gardens. This was approved and the land was gazetted. However a working gardener was not appointed until 1873. The impetus for the gardens came from Frenchman Monsieur Anthelme Thozet who was among the first to re-establish substantial plantings in Rockhampton by planting trees from his private nursery along the river bank in Quay Street. The first appointed gardener

1320-523: The laying of the foundation stone. Progress though was delayed, mainly the result of a temporary shortage of building materials and wet weather particularly during the construction of the foundations. The cost of construction of this new Town Hall was approximately £50,000, and in the end took two years to complete "this massive block, which in size, design and appointments surpasses any civic centre in Queensland outside of Brisbane." During World War II

1364-480: The new Rockhampton Girls Grammar School . Though Gailey's firm took over the final design work, Hockings departed to Rockhampton as the firm's clerk of works. In 1895 he was elected an Associate of the Queensland Institute of Architects , and thereafter commenced his own practice in Rockhampton from where he made his design mark throughout Central Queensland . Hockings saw service and was wounded in

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1408-411: The next ten years. Although occasionally referred to in election speeches through the ensuing years, it wasn't until 1936 that the Council decided to invite designs for a town hall. Seven designs were submitted by Rockhampton and Brisbane architects, but for various reasons, particularly financial, none of these designs were found satisfactory. It wasn't until an amended design, originally submitted by

1452-429: The pedestal dado which is made up of three granite blocks. On the front face of the dado are the words IN REMEMBRANCE TO THOSE WHO FELL and the dates of the First World War and later conflicts. A polished granite plate has been bolted to the lower front face and also has dates of later conflicts. The northern side displays the word SACRIFICE on the top block. The pedestal is surmounted by a tall obelisk which culminates in

1496-457: The perimeter (although many of the verandah areas have been infilled). Whilst the principal facade addresses Bolsover Street, the building's other three facades can be viewed from Derby, Alma and William Streets, although other buildings sit within the block. The articulation of the brickwork and set out of openings reflects classical proportions of columns , spandrels , balustrades and entablatures . The facades are stepped, both horizontally in

1540-542: The principal characteristics of a building designed for the use, operation, and the tropical climate of this regional city council. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. This Town Hall also exhibits particular aesthetic characteristics valued by the local and broader community. It is a prominent feature of the townscape of Rockhampton's city centre and is a substantial and imposing public building of articulated brickwork, incorporating stripped classical and art deco stylistic elements. The place has

1584-459: The projecting and recessing of facade bays, as well as vertically in the parapet. The brickwork is laid in a version of Flemish bond, with two stretchers and one header alternating in each course. Darker bricks emphasise string courses, opening lintels and sills, and the parapet capping. The main entrance, centred on the north-eastern Bolsover Street facade, is approached by a broad flight of granite steps, returned at each end. Over this entrance

1628-548: The scale or cost of the Rockhampton one. Funds however, did not cover the cost of recording the soldiers names on the monument and it was proposed at the unveiling that a list of names would be kept at the Rockhampton Town Hall . This is one of the few memorials in Queensland without lists of names. The First World War Memorial is situated in the Botanic Gardens in Rockhampton. It sits in the centre of

1672-422: The state. They provide evidence of an era of widespread Australian patriotism and nationalism , particularly during and following the First World War. The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage. This particular memorial is of uncommonly large scale. Dominating its immediate surroundings, it is the largest and most costly of all war memorials in Queensland. It

1716-633: The time, not seen as conflicting; the skills of local stonemasons, metalworkers and architects; and of popular taste. In Queensland, the soldier statue was the popular choice of memorial, whereas the obelisk predominated in the southern states, possibly a reflection of Queensland's larger working-class population and a lesser involvement of architects. Many of the First World War monuments have been updated to record local involvement in later conflicts, and some have fallen victim to unsympathetic re-location and repair. Although there were many different types of memorial were erected throughout Queensland, few were of

1760-499: The wharves on Quay Street, to the many elite residences found on " The Range ". Despite this building expansion into the 1900s, Rockhampton never achieved a purpose-built Town Hall until 1941. An 1878 reference to premises utilised by Rockhampton's Council, stated: "Our municipal edifices are more useful than ornamental. The Council Chambers (by one aspiring Mayor denominated "Temporary Town Hall") are of wood and iron, lined, in an airy spot, and well verandahed; on an adjoining reserve

1804-434: Was J S Edgar, partially trained by Thozet. His successor was R Simmons, a naturalist whose skills were frequently called upon by local and overseas scientists. In his capacity as curator of the gardens, Simmons laid out the grounds surrounding the memorial. Australia, and Queensland in particular, had few civic monuments before the First World War. The memorials erected in its wake became our first national monuments, recording

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1848-499: Was composed entirely of volunteers, men worthy of honour whether or not they paid the supreme sacrifice. Many memorials honour all who served from a locality, not just the dead, providing valuable evidence of community involvement in the war. Such evidence is not readily obtainable from military records, or from state or national listings, where names are categorised alphabetically or by military unit. Australian war memorials are also valuable evidence of imperial and national loyalties, at

1892-523: Was designed by architects Hockings and Palmer and produced by monumental masons, F M Allen. The granite memorial honours those who served in the First World War . A public meeting was held in February 1919, when it was decided to erect a memorial to those who served in the First World War. It was to be a regional monument, representing surrounding districts, but erected in Rockhampton. In 1921,

1936-607: Was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014). [REDACTED] Media related to Rockhampton War Memorial at Wikimedia Commons Memorial The most common type of memorial

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