Official group at the unveiling of the Kennedy cairn, Balliol Street, Cardwell in May, 1948
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Black & white photograph of the official party at the dedication of a cairn to commemorate the centenary of the landing of Edmund Kennedy and party near this place in June 1848. The unveiling took place on 22 May. A procession of floats along Victoria Street and a sports programme also marked the occasion
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Official group at the unveiling of the Kennedy cairn, Balliol Street, Cardwell in May, 1948
Date of work:
1948
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Digitised from an original photograph now returned to donor; copy held in the Dorothy Jones Library Heritage CollectionCopy in the collection of Cardwell Shire Council
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Copyright free. Please acknowledge Cassowary Coast Libraries
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In 1848 Kennedy, second in command to surveyor general Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, set out on an expedition to travel via Rockingham Bay and traverse Cape York Peninsula along the east coast to its most northerly point to link with the recent discoveries of T.L. Mitchell and Ludwig Leichhardt. All but one of the expedition party died. This cairn and plaque refers to this journey and was erected for the centenary in 1948Left to right: Mrs Henry Robertson (President of the Queensland branch of the Royal Geographical Society); Mrs Dickinson; Cr C Dickinson (Chairman, Cardwell Shire Council); Mr S Theodore MLA; Cr R Hort; Mrs Hort; unknown (head visible only); Mr DA O'Brien (Honorary Secretary, Queensland branch of the Royal Geographical Society)The plaque on the cairn reads: To commemorate the centenary of the landing of explorer Edmund B.C. Kennedy and party who passed within two miles north of this cairn on June 26th, 1848 whilst on their fateful journey of exploration to Cape York PeninsulaP00517 ; 93.00225PF
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Record number:
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