Not only a Statue but an Obelisk as well - Allan Cunningham

There is a statue of Allan Cunningham on the Bent Street frontage of the Lands Department , at the corner with Loftus Street. There is an obelisk to his memory in a pond in the Botanical Gardens, just near the kiosk.

As if that was not enough- the Federal Electorate of Cunningham commemorates him; Cunninghams Gap ( which is the access from the coast to Toowoomba ) commemorates his discovery of it and the Cunningham Highway ( which runs from Ipswich 327 kms to Goondiwindi ), is named in his honor.

He has certainly left his mark.

He was first and foremost , a botanist , and discovery was used to allow him to collect and record plants.



This pod sketches the life of a very well travelled person.