First World War Honour Board, Lands Administration Building
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First World War Honour Board
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| Location | Lands Administration Building, 142 George Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′22″S 153°01′29″E / 27.4727°S 153.0246°ECoordinates: 27°28′22″S 153°01′29″E / 27.4727°S 153.0246°E |
| Design period | 1914 - 1919 (World War I) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Alexander Robertson McKellar |
| Official name: First World War Honour Board | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600117 |
| Significant period | 1917 (fabric) 1917- (historical, social) |
| Significant components | memorial - honour board/ roll of honour |
| Builders | George Varley Boyce |
 Location of First World War Honour Board, Lands Administration Building in Queensland
Location of First World War Honour Board, Lands Administration Building in Queensland
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The First World War Honour Board is a heritage-listed memorial at the Lands Administration Building, 142 George Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Alexander Robertson McKellar and built in 1917 by George Varley Boyce. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The First World War Honour Board was erected by employees of the Queensland Lands Department in 1917, as a tribute to fellow staff on active service.
The overall design was created by Alexander Robertson McKellar, a draftsman in the lithographic branch of the survey section. The affixed metal plaque was designed by Arnold Vivan Thomas, the officer in charge of the lithographic branch. Manufacture was carried out at the Queensland Government railway workshops at Ipswich, and the wood carving was crafted by noted local wood carver George Varley Boyce, who taught carving at Brisbane technical schools from c.1902 to 1916.
The honour board was unveiled by the then Governor of Queensland, Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams, on 2 May 1917.
It remains a focus for Anzac Day commemoration, with wreaths being laid before the honour board each April 25. The board was restored by the Lands Department in 1981.
The honour board is affixed to the wall of the main corridor on the first floor of the Lands Administration Building in Brisbane, immediately opposite the George Street elevator.
It is a large honour board, 2 metres high by 2.5 metres wide, constructed of Queensland silky oak. A central panel of red bean bears the Queensland coat of arms and the gold-painted names of 94 departmental staff and authorised surveyors who served in the First World War. The surrounds are carved in a stippled pattern with lotus plants (an ancient symbol of sleep) in relief in the lower section. The latter rarely appear on Queensland war memorials.
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