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Thomas Edward Braddock Born 7 Nov 1872 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australiamap ANCESTORS ancestors Son of Thomas Braddock and Mary (Bastiman) Braddock Brother of Robert Braddock, Alice Anna Braddock, Sarah Jane Braddock, Frances Mary Braddock, Margaret Eliza (Braddock) Noakes, Agnes Mabel Braddock and Caroline Beatrice Braddock Husband of Kathleen Maud (Mckay) Braddock — married 1903 in Queensland, Australiamap Father of Mary Gibbs (Braddock) Bird, Edna Francis (Braddock) Dawson, Thomas Braddock and Kathleen Joyce (Braddock) Furness Died 19 Sep 1938 at age 65 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Thomas Braddock was among the first students to attend the Maryborough Boys Grammar, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia when he was enrolled in the school in 1882. He is amongst a small number of students whose names are listed under the heading 'The Original Rolls 1881-1883' in the history of Maryborough Boys Grammar School, Maryborough, Queensland which was opened on 5th September 1881.[1] He would have been 9 years old in the year of his enrollment. Source: www.wikitree.com/wiki/Braddock-437

The Maryborough School of Arts was constructed in 1887-8 to the design of Melbourne and Adelaide architect, John Grainger. The substantial two-storeyed rendered brick building replaced the first Maryborough School of Arts which was a small brick building constructed in 1861 soon after the establishment of a local School of Arts committee in 1860. The contract for the construction of the School of Arts was let on 1 March 1887 by local contractors, Jacob and John Rooney (J&J Rooney) and the final construction cost was £3500. The foundation stone for the building was laid on 3 June 1887 in an elaborate ceremony. The building is prominently located on Kent Street adjacent to the new City Council Chambers and opposite the 1906 Town Hall. Source: www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/5-heritage-listed-buildings-maryb...

The Story Behind This Sculpture The original cake was specially made for the Mayoral Victory Ball held at Maryborough’s Town Hall to celebrate the end of the First World War. The original photograph was taken from SLQ’s collection of the night on April 29, 1919, in Maryborough. The night’s program featured dancing, music provided by a ‘Naval Band’ and a 30-foot model airship suspended from the ceiling. The main attraction however was the ‘Peace Cake’. The Maryborough Chronicle reported its intricate details: “Messrs Stellmach and Sons, the well-known bakers, were commissioned on short notice to prepare a cake worthy of the occasion, and in fulfilling the order have combined skill and ingenuity, and marked artistic taste, with most pleasing results. The cake stands about 5 feet high (1.5 meters), is approximately 24 inches in diameter (61cms), and weighs from three-quarters to one hundredweight (38 to 51kgs).” The principal sculptor Ms Elizabeth Hersey together with colleague Marni Koster completed the replica cake with the help of local cake decorators and sculptors. Every piece has been painstakingly made by hand, right down to each piping replica. Elizabeth conducted extensive research on the original cake to ensure each embellishment and element is historically correct. Elizabeth specializes in detailed bronze wildlife sculptures, cast in small limited editions. Marni creates free-form and abstract sculptures and has exhibited locally. Source: maryboroughmuralproject.org/1461-2/