Mareeba Historical Society

Mareeba Shire Mayor Tom Gilmore recently made a visit to the 'Mapping Our Anzac History; the Mareeba Shire's Anzac Legacy' display held at the Mareeba Historical Society's centre.  This project is the Society's major effort for this year with this current display been the first of a series of four that the group has organized to highlight the contribution that the Shire's men and women made for the First World War effort.  The first display which tells the story of the local soldiers will remain at the history centre until the end of July before been replaced by a display involving local Indigenous soldiers.  This second display will continue until the end of October when the third display, on the Nurses and Medical efforts, will be put in place and will run through to the end of January.  The last display will centre on the Non-Combatants efforts and will be open until April next year.  In order for more of the Shire's residents to be able to view the displays, they will be moved to other locations such as the Mount Molloy Memorial Hall after their time at the Historical Society's centre.  To thank the many people who loaned their precious artefacts, a wine and cheese evening was held so they could view the display.  The Mareeba Historical Society invites everyone to come in to their centre and enjoy the displays.