At the beginning of the twentieth century Brisbane trailed behind Sydney and Melbourne in the provision of parks and monuments, a defect which troubled progressive citizens.

Memorials are to be gazed at, but even a fleeting glimpse of any of Queensland’s war memorials suggests their extraordinary presence in the cultural landscape.

James Cook monuments, Cooktown, 1988. Slides by Audrey Johnston, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Copyright © Audrey Johnston and the Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

As part of the landscape of urban, regional and rural Queensland, roadside memorials remind travelers that death by road accident is both a condition and risk of enhanced human mobility.

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