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Parkes & Districts CenotaphPrint Page 
A cenotaph commemorates those who have served in conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
It consists of five polished black granite steles inscribed with the names of Parkes and Districts residents who paid the supreme sacrifice in four major wars. In front of the steles an angled length of polished black granite carries the names of the other conflicts in which Australia has taken part.
Location
Address: | Short & Welcome Streets, Cooke Park, Parkes, 2870 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.140258 Long: 148.173833 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Designer: | Peter Dunn |
Monument Manufacturer: | Kell and Denson (Tumut, NSW) |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 23rd April, 2004 |
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First World War
1914 -1918
Parkes ( Names)
Alectown (Names)
Bogan Gate (Names)
Bruie Plains (Name)
Peak Hill (Names)
Tichbourne (Names)
Trundle (Names)
Tullamore (Names)
Wongalea (Names)
Yarrabandai (Names)
Second World War
1939 -1945
Parkes (Names)
Alectown (Names)
Bogan Gate (Names)
Peak Hill (Names)
Trundle (Names)
Tullamore (Names)
Korean War
1950 -1953
Parkes (Names)
Bogan Gate (Name)
Vietnam War
Parkes (Names)
LEST WE FORGET
Sudan June 1885.
Boer War 1899 - 1902.
Boxer Uprising 1900 - 1901.
Malayan Emergency 1950 - 1960.
Confrontation (Indonesia) 1964 - 1966.
Gulf War (Middle East) 1990 - 1991.
Afghanistan 2001 -2002.
Iraq 2003.
Peacekeeping