Tree of Knowledge (Australia)

This article is about the tree in Barcaldine associated with the labour movement. For the tree in Camooweal, see Tree of Knowledge, Camooweal. For other uses, see Tree of Knowledge.

Tree of Knowledge (Australia)
The Tree of Knowledge, Barcaldine, 1997
LocationOak Street, Barcaldine, Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates23°33′08″S 145°17′23″E / 23.5523°S 145.2897°E / -23.5523; 145.2897
Design period1870s–1890s (late 19th century)
Built1891–1891
Official nameTree of Knowledge
Typestate heritage (landscape)
Designated21 October 1992
Reference no.600021
Significant period1891 (historical)
Significant componentsmemorial – plaque, flagpole/flagstaff, memorial/monument
Tree of Knowledge (Australia) is located in Queensland
Tree of Knowledge (Australia)
Location of Tree of Knowledge (Australia) in Queensland
The preserved trunk of Tree of Knowledge as it currently stands in Barcaldine, Queensland.

The Tree of Knowledge was a heritage-listed tree in Oak Street, Barcaldine, Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia, that was poisoned and killed in 2006. It was a 200-year-old Corymbia aparrerinja ghost gum.[1] It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[2]

The town was the headquarters of the 1891 Australian shearers' strike and the tree was the site of the 1892 reading of the Labour Party manifesto leading to the formation of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).[3]

  1. ^ Walters, Brian. "Eucalypts but not Eucalyptus". Australian Plants Online. Australian Native Plants Society. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Tree of Knowledge (entry 600021)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Charles Seymour Papers 1880-1924: Treasure collection of the John Oxley Library (8 November 2021) by Anne Scheu published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 19 January 2023.