The concrete contour map of Australia in Wilson Park Lawson was suggested to the Shire President by Mr John Garlick, formerly civil commissioner and chairman of Main Roads Board.
The map was set out and supervised by Shire Engineer Mr. B A Hoffernan and Mr. R Medcalf and expert concrete worker employed by BMS carried out the work. Professor J Mc Donald Holmes, department of Geography assisted with the contour surface.
It is 32ft X 24 ft. Scale of surface 75miles to 1 foot. One inch on the map= 6 1/2 actual miles. the model being 1:400,000 of the actual size.
All capital cities, State boundaries and rivers are correctly shown, and mountain ranges, which is 3 inches to 1000 feet.
Regulation colours for the school atlases- green sea level, grey 500 feet, chrome 1000 feet, red 2000 feet, brown 3000 feet, light red 4000 feet, white 5000 feet and over.
The map is surrounded by clear running water, kids sail boats in it from a waterfall above the park.
An official inspection was made by Shire Councillors, school children and pubic.
Professor Holmes was present and said it was of great educational value, and only one of its kind in Australia, complemented Shire Engineer on his fine work
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