Wynnum Memorial Park and Avenue

This 21 acre area was nominated as a “park and showgrounds” in 1918. It was renamed memorial Park in 1919, and was purchased by the Wynnum Town Council in 1923.

In 1920, two years after the end of World War 1, an avenue of trees was planted as a memorial to those local residents who had lost their lives in World War 1. The trees were hoop pines and coco palms.

Each tree had placed on it, a memorial white cross engraved “WW1 - 1914 1918”.

Men’s Shed President, David Westlake and Joan Pease, member for Lytton with the new crosses in place.

Since then, the site has become the location for the Wynnum High and Intermediate School as well as remaining a recreational area for various sporting groups (including cricket).

Over the years, the memorial crosses had deteriorated considerably.

In 2018, our Shed was approached by our local State Member of Parliament to see if we would undertake the re-making of the memorial crosses. (We are not sure if this was the first or second re-make of those crosses).

Our Shed re-made about 20 new memorial crosses to replace the old missing and badly worn ones. They were able to be made and installed prior to the 100th anniversary of the World War 1 armistice on 11 November 1918.

The start of the memorial drive - as it is today. It also shows the height of some of the trees and part of the wall where the memorial plaques, listing the names of the soldiers, are placed. It has come a long way in 100 plus years.