Queensland School Answered the Call

Image: legendary Queensland Public Servant J.D. Story for whom the Brisbane Story Bridge is named.

In October 1914 Tinana State School in Maryborough was opened by the then Queensland Under-Secretary for Education, Mr J.D. Story.

During his address Mr Story urged teachers, who were able to volunteer, to join the first Australian Imperial Force. He promised to help them to enlist.

During the Anzac Centenary, Tinana State School built a memorial wall to honour the service of Australians who served in the Great War 1914-1918.

Past students killed in the conflict have had their names inscribed on bricks in the wall.

The Parents and Citizens Association received a grant of $7,500 from the Queensland Government to build the memorial wall on school grounds.

It features the Rising Sun emblem and a brass plaque. Legacy was planning to donate a pine sapling, a descendant tree from Lone Pine, to enhance the memorial.