In Heifer Creek where this memorial is -- its a very beautiful part of australia :) I pulled into a rest area (a place set up for drivers to stop and stretch) and this is what i saw :) Thiess Memorial This memorial is a tribute to the Thiess family from Drayton, Queensland. The work ethic and pioneering spirit demonstrated by these brothers and their wives contributed to a very large part of the early development of the state of Queensland. Governing Director of Thiess Bros P/L Les - (later Sir Leslie) is owed a large share of credit for winning Queensland coal and marketing it to the world. The construction industry as a whole was the beneficiary of the combined vision, mechanical genius and organisational ability of this exceptionally talented family of machinery men. The significance of this site for their memorial is that the first major job of earthworks the brothers ever did is the big sandstone cutting 7 kilometres northeast of this point The Hiefer Creek Cutting. This task was completed in six months using a Caterpillar D8 (8R model), two air operated jack hammers and a Caterpiller D4.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:49:32 +0000