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HISTORY: Victoria St monument is not just any old clock


HISTORY: Victoria St monument is not just any old clock
The unveiling and opening of the Captain John Mackay Memorial Clock in Victoria Street during July 1957. Picture: Daily Mercury Archives
People and Places
Steven Pritchard and Judy Stewart , Mackay Historical Society
4th Feb 2021 9:00 AM
Many locals may know of or may have driven or walked past the ‘Captain John Mackay, Memorial Clock’ in Victoria Street, but how many of us are aware of its history.
The clock, in memory of Captain John Mackay, for whom the City of Mackay is named, was a ‘sponsored project’ by the Australian Natives Association – Mackay Branch. ....

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