Constructed in 1925, the Durie Hill Memorial Tower is the official Wanganui Memorial to the 513 people from the district who died in World War One. The tower is 33.5 metres high (104 feet) and the lookout deck is 113 metres (372.2 feet) above sea level and provides panoramic views of the city.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- 2020-36
- Date
- January 10, 1968
- Digitisation ID
- 2020S_2020-36_031348
- Format
- Slide
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- Ewan and Shirley Drake
- Place
- Durie Hill, Whanganui
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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