As well as commemorating the coronation of King Edward VII, it also honours the Mount Morgan troopers who died in the Boer War in South Africa.

[1] The township of Mount Morgan grew with the establishment of what was to become the richest single gold mine in the world.

They became extremely prosperous before selling out to their partners in 1886 who then formed the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Limited.

[1] At the time of the Boer War, the citizens of Mount Morgan showed a great deal of patriotism.

The local children were encouraged to donate pennies to be melted down to form the huge Mafeking bell which originally hung in the Town Hall.

Australian war memorials are valuable evidence of imperial and national loyalties, at the time not seen as conflicting; the skills of local stonemasons, metalworkers and architects; and of popular taste.

[1] The Boer War Memorial is situated in Anzac Park facing West Street in Mount Morgan.

The front and rear faces have marble plates with cut and blackened lettering commemorating the local men who fell in the Boer War and celebrating the Coronation.

The dado is capped by a large entablature comprising a frieze and cornice of multiple steps and mouldings.

[1] The Coronation Lamp War Memorial was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

War memorials are important in demonstrating the pattern of Queensland's history as they are representative of a recurrent theme that involved most communities throughout the state.