Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Leichhardt, war memorial

This war memorial is located in Pioneers Memorial Park, in the inner west suburb of Leichhardt. The grey marble obelisk with a sculpture of a lady was created in 1922 as a World War 1 memorial and originally stood at the corner of Marion Street and Norton Street. This site was originally Balmain Cemetery which was used for burials until 1908. It became a public park in 1941 and the graves were moved to other cemeteries. The war memorial was moved to the park in 1949 and also became a monument for soldiers killed in World War 2. 
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16 comments:

  1. KarenTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 08:13:00 GMT+11

    An impressive statue!

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  2. UnknownTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 08:20:00 GMT+11

    Great shot of a beautiful old memorial!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  3. LVTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 08:44:00 GMT+11

    Always enjoy seeing what you will share from your lovely part of the world.

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  4. Sylvia KTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 09:52:00 GMT+11

    Such a beautiful memorial and a great shot as always, Jim! Hope you have a good week.

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  5. carol l mckennaTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 10:07:00 GMT+11

    Great shot of monument to honor the heros and heroines ~ (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. RajeshTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 14:13:00 GMT+11

    Great looking memorial.

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  7. AnonymousTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 17:26:00 GMT+11

    An impressive statue.

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  8. AnnaTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 19:36:00 GMT+11

    Impressive picture, Jim!
    Beautiful taken...
    Warm greetings, Anna :))

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  9. JoeTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 19:41:00 GMT+11

    Symmetry rules Jim.

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  10. SeaThreePeeOTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 21:02:00 GMT+11

    Such a beautiful memorial.

    Beneath Thy Feet

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  11. MarkTuesday, 16 October 2012 at 22:54:00 GMT+11

    I can see why they moved it from such a busy intersection. Great shot Jim.

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  12. Kay L. DaviesWednesday, 17 October 2012 at 03:16:00 GMT+11

    Good shot, Jim!
    K

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  13. VioletSkyWednesday, 17 October 2012 at 07:43:00 GMT+11

    There are a lot of names on this magnificent memorial.

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  14. DinaThursday, 18 October 2012 at 07:54:00 GMT+11

    Ah, so. I've heard those name but did not know the history. Thanks.

    Jim, I just posted about an Australian-Israel historic connection that will interest you.

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  15. CaTSaturday, 20 October 2012 at 14:39:00 GMT+11

    whats behind the statue?

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