William Landsborough Memorial Park

William Landsborough was Australia's most successful explorer, exploring large areas of Queensland. In 1864, he was appointed to Queensland's Upper House, the Legislative Council. He served three to five months. In 1881, in recognition of his efforts, the Queensland Government grant him $2000. In 1882, using some of his grant, he bought 2372 acres (now know as Golden Beach). He grazed his horses and bred merino sheep. Even though he had help from the Maltman, Leach and Cramb families, his enterprise failed. He built a home and named it 'Loch Lamerough' after a place he remembered fondly from his birth country, Scotland. On 16 March, 1886 William Landsborough died and was buried near Pumicestone Passage near his home Loch Lamerough what is now an area of Golden Beach. Early settler Sam Leach of Caloundra read the funeral service. William Landsborough’s remains were exhumed at request in 1913 for internment at Toowong Cemetery. A memorial monument was built by public subscription at Toowong Cemetery. He is buried near his second wife. A stone cairn was built at Golden Beach after Queensland Main Roads located the original site of his burial as they were building a gravel road during WW11 for the Australian Army. This gravel road was built to access what became known as Military Jetty at Golden Beach adjacent to the Bribie Island Military Fortifications built on the northern end of Bribie during WW11 and known as Bribie Battery. Date named: 1 January 1939