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14-September-2020
14-September-2020

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The sundial was erected to commemorates Patience May Bourke`s forty-three years of service as the secretary of the Parents and Citizens Association. The sundial has been removed from the top of the memorial. 

Patience Bourke settled in Stroud in 1922 where her six children went to school. She was a foundation member of the Stroud Parents and Citizen`s Association formed in 1927 and officially recognised in 1932. She was elected secretary in 1933 and still held that position at the time of her death on 19 August 1976, 43 years of unbroken service.

Location

Address:25 Erin Street, Stroud Public School, Stroud, 2425
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.403057
Long: 151.964191
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Community
Approx. Event Start Date:1933
Approx. Event End Date:1976

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:October-1977
Front Inscription

PATIENCE MAY BOURKE 
              Memorial
     This Sundial Is Erected
By Parents And Past Pupils Of This School
As A Token Of Esteem And Gratitude
For 43 Years Of Service As Secretary Of
The Stroud Parents And Citizens Assn.
   Dedication Performed By
      P. E. Lucock M.H.R.
              October 1977

 

Source: H,MA,NRUM
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