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Lieutenant General Sir John Dudley Lavarack, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO (19 December 1885 – 4 December 1957) was an Australian Army officer who was Governor of Queensland from 1 October 1946 to 4 December 1957, the first Australian-born governor of that state.
Under the command of Lieutenant General John Lavarack, the formation subsumed the previous Northern and Eastern Commands, and was based in Queensland and New South Wales. [3] Split into two corps – 1st and 2nd – initially the First Army had seven Australian divisions: 1st Infantry , 2nd Infantry , 3rd Infantry , 5th Infantry , 7th Infantry ...
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Approval for the formation of the new division was granted on 28 February 1940 and on 4 April its first commanding officer, Major General John Lavarack, was appointed. [5] Upon formation the division consisted of three infantry brigades: the 19th, 20th and 21st. Of these, the 19th was formed in Palestine and the other two were formed in Australia.
Lavarack Barracks (ICAO: YLVK) is a major Australian Army base located in the suburb of Murray in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Lavarack Barracks is currently home to the Army's 3rd Brigade and 11th Brigade .
It was situated at a corner of the park, at the crest of the rise, and was approached through an avenue of shrubs and hedges. Hugh McKernan constructed the memorial, which was unveiled on Anzac Day 1951 by Lieutenant-General Sir John Lavarack, Governor of Queensland. To the members of the Dutton Park sub-branch it was a major achievement and ...
In 1939, the Queensland Parliament created a Trust [12] and ownership was transferred to the Newstead House Trust. The building was occupied by American troops during World War II. There is an Australian–American War Memorial in the grounds in memory of this. It was dedicated on 3 May 1952 by the Queensland Governor, Sir John Lavarack. [13 ...
Gladstone State School opened on 1 April 1861 and is one of the oldest state primary schools in Queensland. [5] [6] On 14 November 1968, its name was changed to Gladstone Central State School. [7] [8] Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School opened on 19 January 1902. [7] Gladstone City Library opened in 2003. [9]