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21-April-2019
21-April-2019

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The building was erected to commemorate those who have served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.

 

 

Location

Address:6 - 12 Church Street, St John`s Anglican Church, Wagga Wagga , 2650
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.107515
Long: 147.374438
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Designer:N. W. McPherson, D. A. Harrison & K. A. Hassall (architects)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 8th August, 1964
Front Inscription

Saint John`s War Memorial Parish Centre

Plaque :

St John`s War Memorial Parish Centre

These buildings were erected and St John`s Church restored in the Centenary Year of the Diocese of Canberra and  Goulburn as an act of thanksgiving.

For those who served their country. 

Also for over one hundred years of Church life in Wagga Wagga.

This stone was set by the Rt. Revd. K. J. Clements, Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn on 8th August 1964.

The Venerable K. A. Osborne  Rector.
Architects : N. W. McPherson, D. A. Harrison & K. A. Hassall 

Plaque :

These buildings are erected to the glory of God

And in the hope that those who enter may join in a ceaseless quest for truth, beauty, and goodness, through the  knowledge and love of Him.

This foundation stone was laid by the Most Rev. and Right Hon. Cyril Forster Garbett, Archbishop of York and Primate of  England on 19th Nov. 1951

Ven. Archdeacon S. J. West  Rector
Louis P. Williams, F.R.A.I.A.  Architect

 

 

Source: MA
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