Broadbeach in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia — Oceania
The Man From Snowy River
Plaza
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1. The Man From Snowy River Marker
The Man from Snowy River written by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson is Australia’s most epic ballad and first appeared in print on 26 April 1890.
Recounting the legendary exploit of an heroic mountain-man’s daring ride against impossible odds, it captures the very essence of Australia’s pioneering spirit and courage.
This bronze sculpture, depicting that "terrible descent" down the mountainside, was completed on 26 April 1990 to commemorate the centennial of ballad’s first publication and as a tribute to Australia’s greatest folk-hero - The Man from Snowy River - immortalised forever in Australia’s heritage.
Sculptor R. K. Hinwood
Commissioned by Nikiforides Group
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson C.B.E. (1864 - 1941)
His ballad Waltzing Matilda, written in 1895, became Australia’s national song
The opal mosaic covering the waterfall and statue base, contains more than 20,000 individual pieces of unique Australian opal weighing a total of 125 tonnes.
Each piece was carefully cut, shaped and installed by hand after having been extracted from 30 tonnes of opal bearing boulders mined in Queensland.
Opal is Australia’s
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1890.
Location. 28° 1.725′ S, 153° 25.914′ E. Marker is in Broadbeach, Queensland, in Gold Coast. It can be reached from Victoria Avenue. The statue and marker are inside Niecon Plaza, a semi-enclosed shopping mall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 Victoria Avenue, Broadbeach QLD 4218, Australia. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Oceania, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific, the Pacific Rim, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Surveyor Francis Edward Roberts (approx. 19.1 kilometers away).
Also see . . .
1. The Man from Snowy River by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson. Ballad text (Submitted on December 10, 2023.)
2. The Man from Snowy River (poem) (Wikipedia).
Overview: “The Man from Snowy River" is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. It was first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on 26 April 1890, and was published by Angus & Robertson in October 1895, with other poems by Paterson, in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses.(Submitted on December 10, 2023.)
The poem tells the story of a horseback pursuit to recapture the colt of a prizewinning racehorse that escaped from its paddock and is living with the brumbies (wild horses) of the mountain ranges. Eventually the brumbies descend a seemingly impassable steep slope, at which point the assembled riders give up the pursuit, except the young protagonist, who spurs his "pony" (small horse) down the "terrible descent" and catches the mob.
3. Niecon Plaza (Gypsy Life, travel blog). Includes a photo of the sculpture. (Submitted on December 10, 2023.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2023, by Flexible Fotography of San Diego, California. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 30, 2023, by Flexible Fotography of San Diego, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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