Inside the Tree of Knowledge Memorial, Barcaldine, 2009

Inside the Tree of Knowledge Memorial, Barcaldine, 2009. Barcaldine – and the labour movement –suffered a symbolic blow in October 2006, with the poisoning death of the heritage-listed Tree of Knowledge. However, a spectacular architect-designed new Tree of Knowledge memorial using the site and the trunk of the original tree was opened in May 2009 by Premier Anna Bligh. It features an 18 metre high cube in which 4000 suspended timbers of varying length form the tree canopy. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland