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Mareeba and District Memorial Mosque

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History

The majority of the Muslim population in Mareeba is made up of Albanian Australiansmany of whom are from Albania (Korç area), 
while some are from Kosovo and Montenegro. 
Beginning in the interwar period, Albanian immigrants arrived in North Queensland, while Bosniaks, Tatars, and other Albanians settled in places where sugar cane was cultivated, such as Cairns, after WWII. 
Because they came from Albania, where religion was severely restricted by the communist regime, the local Albanian population focused its efforts on preserving and transmitting traditional values. 
They wanted to rebuild the Islamic organisations and infrastructure that had been 

left behind in their homeland. Among the Albanian communities within Australia, reverence is maintained for its contribution to the World War Two effort and its Australian war veterans.On Anzac day, 1970, the Mareeba mayor opened the new mosque and it was dedicated to Australian soldiers who died in war.

New Albanian newcomers to Mareeba created the Albanian Australian Moslem Society (Mareeba Islamic Society) in 1953, led by an Albanian imam from Cairo. The association purchased a home and converted it into a mosque. Mareeba was home to about 70 Muslim families from various ethnic backgrounds at the time. The Islamic Society purchased land on the corner of Walsh and Lloyd Street for $4,000 in 1968, and construction began the following year (1969). The Muslim community of Mareeba funded the entire process of purchasing, developing, and constructing a mosque. 

Urban and Architectural

Tom Roy, a Mareeba architect who designed the mosque, and Patty Cannon, a local contractor who built it, both contributed. Because the Islamic Society's budget did not include funds for a minaret and Islamic arch, Cannon built both on his own, with the tower serving merely as a design component. The previous house that served as a mosque was demolished and replaced with a new modern brick structure.

Description

The Mareeba Mosque, officially known as the Mareeba and District Memorial Mosque, is a mosque located in Mareeba, a rural town in Queensland, Australia. The building contains a minaret, and an adjacent hall used for community functions that houses the library and visitors room.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareeba_Mosque

Details

Location

108 Walsh Street, Mareeba 4880, Queensland, Australia

Owners

Albanian Australian Moslem Society (Mareeba Islamic Society)

Architect Name

Tom Roy

Year of Build

1960

Drawings

Map

History

The majority of the Muslim population in Mareeba is made up of Albanian Australiansmany of whom are from Albania (Korç area), 
while some are from Kosovo and Montenegro. 
Beginning in the interwar period, Albanian immigrants arrived in North Queensland, while Bosniaks, Tatars, and other Albanians settled in places where sugar cane was cultivated, such as Cairns, after WWII. 
Because they came from Albania, where religion was severely restricted by the communist regime, the local Albanian population focused its efforts on preserving and transmitting traditional values. 
They wanted to rebuild the Islamic organisations and infrastructure that had been 

left behind in their homeland. Among the Albanian communities within Australia, reverence is maintained for its contribution to the World War Two effort and its Australian war veterans.On Anzac day, 1970, the Mareeba mayor opened the new mosque and it was dedicated to Australian soldiers who died in war.

New Albanian newcomers to Mareeba created the Albanian Australian Moslem Society (Mareeba Islamic Society) in 1953, led by an Albanian imam from Cairo. The association purchased a home and converted it into a mosque. Mareeba was home to about 70 Muslim families from various ethnic backgrounds at the time. The Islamic Society purchased land on the corner of Walsh and Lloyd Street for $4,000 in 1968, and construction began the following year (1969). The Muslim community of Mareeba funded the entire process of purchasing, developing, and constructing a mosque. 

Urban and Architectural

Tom Roy, a Mareeba architect who designed the mosque, and Patty Cannon, a local contractor who built it, both contributed. Because the Islamic Society's budget did not include funds for a minaret and Islamic arch, Cannon built both on his own, with the tower serving merely as a design component. The previous house that served as a mosque was demolished and replaced with a new modern brick structure.

Description

The Mareeba Mosque, officially known as the Mareeba and District Memorial Mosque, is a mosque located in Mareeba, a rural town in Queensland, Australia. The building contains a minaret, and an adjacent hall used for community functions that houses the library and visitors room.