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Council
2 November, 2024
Coominya sign for Everest
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail in Coominya has received a new interpretive sign outside the rail station, celebrating local Dr William Robert ‘Fred’ From, who died on Mount Everest 40 years ago, on Ocotber 9, 1984.
Fred was an accomplished climber who set out to summit the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest, when he died on his 28th birthday, not far from reaching the summit.
He was born to parents Frederick and Jessie From and raised on a farm at Coominya, later earning a degree as a physicist.
On October 24, Somerset Mayor Jason Wendt unveiled the new sign, which is one of a dozen along the Rail Trail, celebrating Fred and creating an educational outdoor experience for trail users.
“Council has installed this plaque to recognise Fred’s connection to Somerset and his short but accomplished career,” Cr Wendt said.
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