Atherton War Cemetery

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Atherton War Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at the corner of Kennedy Highway and Rockley Road, Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 19 November 2010. ()

Built: 1942 (82 years ago)Coordinates: 17°16'38"S, 145°29'42"E

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Atherton War Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Curtain Fig Tree, Hou Wang Temple, Atherton Performing Arts Theatre, Mabi forest.

5.2 miE
Tree
Curtain Fig Tree, Yungaburra
134 min walk • Curtain Fig Tree is a heritage-listed tree at Curtain Fig Tree Road, Yungaburra, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the largest trees in Tropical North Queensland, Australia, and one of the best known attractions on the Atherton Tableland. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 December 2009.
1.5 miW
Museum
Hou Wang Temple, Atherton
39 min walk • The Hou Wang Temple is a heritage-listed former temple and now museum at Herberton Road, Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. Built in 1903, it is one of the oldest original Chinese temples in Australasia. It is also known as Hou Wang Miau, Atherton Joss House and Atherton Chinese Temple.
1.6 miNW
Theater
Atherton Performing Arts Theatre, Atherton
40 min walk • Atherton Performing Arts Theatre is a heritage-listed former military depot and now theatre at 6 Silo Street, Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1943. It is also known as Atherton WWII Igloo. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 October 2015.
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Mabi forest
126 min walk • Mabi forests are a type of ecological community found in the Australian state of Queensland which is considered to be critically endangered and which consists of remnant patches found only either in North Queensland's Atherton Tablelands or at Shiptons Flat along the Annan River.
1.5 miNW
Memorial
Atherton War Memorial, Atherton
39 min walk • Atherton War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Kennedy Highway, Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1924. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
1.5 miNW
17°15'56"S • 145°28'34"E
The Crystal Caves, Atherton
38 min walk • Specialty museum, Natural history museum, Entertainment
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Quincan
144 min walk • Mount Quincan is a volcanic mountain near Yungaburra on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The extinct volcano is one of many cinder cones in the Atherton Tableland region.
3.6 miN
17°13'37"S • 145°28'44"E
Rainforest Gems Gallery & Studio, Tolga
93 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
5.1 miE
National park
Curtain Fig National Park
130 min walk • The Curtain Fig National Park is a national park on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The National Park is located near Yungaburra.
2.1 miSW
National park
Hasties Swamp National Park
54 min walk • Hasties Swamp is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,371 km northwest of Brisbane. The swamp is located several kilometres south of the town of Atherton in Far North Queensland. The main feature of the park is a seasonal wetland. Part of the swamp was first declared a national park on 5 April 1980.