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St George's Anglican Church, Mareeba ~~ |
On
the west facing wall inside the Church are two plaques, one made
of marble and very old, the other small and of brass and wood.
The upper being the marble fastened to the wall with two largish
screws: |
Transcribed
by Helen Kindt 08/04/05 |
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In
Memory
of
Jack Galloway Healy
Killed In Action
FRANCE
11th April 1917
First death from Wolfram
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second below it reads: |
On
the 16th November 1917 this memorial tablet was dedicated
in St David’s, Wolfram Camp.
It is the last remaining part of the Church, which was dedicated
by Bishop John Oliver Feetman on 20th February 1917.
On 15th June 1917, ‘The Northern Churchman’
reported:
“That a cloud of gloom hung over the small town when
word was received that Jack Galloway Healy had been killed
in action in France, we sympathise with his mother.”
St David’s Church, Wolfram Camp fell into disuse in
the Great Depression when mining ceased and the plaque was
moved to St. Georges’, Mareeba.
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