Article from Vol 47 no 1, February 2025
The Thallon Memorial Medal – a gold prize for the children of Queensland railway workers, Kevin Lambkin
Abstract:
Over a period of nearly 60 years from 1913 to 1970, about 200 outstanding Queensland school students, sons and daughters of employees of the Queensland Railways, were awarded gold medals valued at £3/10/, or the equivalent in scholastic books, in memory of Railway Commissioner J F Thallon (1847–1911). The awards were designed to recognise their academic achievements and to inspire the students.
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