HERITAGE NOOSA
HERITAGE NOOSA
Federal Memorial Hall
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Alternative NameFederal Memorial Community CentreDescription
In 1929, a committee was formed to discuss fundraising for constructing a public hall in Federal, to be built on land donated by Mr W. McKenzie. Messrs Read, Kelloway, Christie, James Lane and Edward Lewis Pinwill were the first Trustees of the Hall. A request was made to the Department of Education for use of the nearby school for six committee meetings and for the holding of six dances for fundraising for the hall.
Property owner, Frank Hayter of Middle Creek Road, donated timber milled locally from a large Crows Ash tree which was cut from his property. This timber was used for the hall floor. The hall opened with a ball on 26 September 1930.
Newspaper references to the hall were still using the name ‘Federal Public Hall’ until at least 1950. However, at some point after this, the name of the hall was changed to the Federal Memorial Hall.
Honour Boards, which record the service of local servicemen in World War I and World War II, hang on the walls of the hall along with photos of those who served. In 1954, students from the Federal School celebrated Arbor Day when they planted trees in the grounds of the hall. In 1998, the Federal Memorial Hall Inc. received a government grant for improvements including new toilets, a nursery, and a fenced play shed.Address2,Skyring Creek Road,Federal
In 1929, a committee was formed to discuss fundraising for constructing a public hall in Federal, to be built on land donated by Mr W. McKenzie. Messrs Read, Kelloway, Christie, James Lane and Edward Lewis Pinwill were the first Trustees of the Hall. A request was made to the Department of Education for use of the nearby school for six committee meetings and for the holding of six dances for fundraising for the hall.
Property owner, Frank Hayter of Middle Creek Road, donated timber milled locally from a large Crows Ash tree which was cut from his property. This timber was used for the hall floor. The hall opened with a ball on 26 September 1930.
Newspaper references to the hall were still using the name ‘Federal Public Hall’ until at least 1950. However, at some point after this, the name of the hall was changed to the Federal Memorial Hall.
Honour Boards, which record the service of local servicemen in World War I and World War II, hang on the walls of the hall along with photos of those who served. In 1954, students from the Federal School celebrated Arbor Day when they planted trees in the grounds of the hall. In 1998, the Federal Memorial Hall Inc. received a government grant for improvements including new toilets, a nursery, and a fenced play shed.Address2,Skyring Creek Road,Federal
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Federal Memorial Hall. Heritage Noosa, accessed 09/12/2025, https://heritage.noosa.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/24501
