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Boonarga Cactoblastis Memorial Hall, Queensland

Cactoblastis Memorial Hall, Boongarga, Queensland

The Boonarga Cactoblastis Memorial Hall is a highly unusual form of memorial in that very few, if any, memorials elsewhere in the world have been erected to honour an insect. Construction of the hall reflects the strength of the relief felt by farmers when cactoblastis succeeded against the prickly pear cactus (Criterion B). The hall is historically important for its association with the defeat of the prickly pear plague, a major event in Australia's agricultural history (Criterion A). The hall has been the centre of local community and family functions for a number of decades and consequently has social significance (Criterion G).

 

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