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The obelisk at Fitzroy Park, as it was then called, was unveiled in this ceremony by Major-General Sir Howard Kipenberger. Later, in 1954, the park was dedicated and renamed Memorial Park. The obelisk, in a state of disrepair, was removed in 1983, and now only the gates into the park remain as the memorial.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
October 19, 1952
Digitisation ID
2008P_Mo18b_WHF_1975
Held In
Coolstore

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1950s,
brass band,
monument,
photographs,
war,
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