Kimba Soldiers` Memorial HallPrint Page 
The hall was originally erected in 1919 to commemorate those from the District who served in World War One. The hall was purchased from Cowell, dismantled and reconstructed in Kimba and the foundation stone was laid on October 8th 1919.
A decision was made to build a new hall as the original hall was not large enough to cope with crowds at functions. The foundation stone of the new hall was laid on the 6th July 1929 by Miss Mary Haskell who had laid the original foundation stone in 1919. The new hall was officially opened on the 7th December 1929. Additions were added to the hall in 1958 to commemorate the fallen of both World Wars. The original foundation stone is incorporated into the hall.
The official opening of the Kimba Soldiers' Memorial Hall will take place on Wednesday next. The honour of turning the key and declaring the hall open has been bestowed upon Mr J. C. McFarlane, of Cowell. A generous programme of festivity has been arranged and the function promises to be a success. The Kimba residents are to be commended for their enterprise in providing a building suitable for educational and public purposes. The hall will fulfill a longfelt want.
Eyre's Peninsula Tribune (Cowell, SA), 10 October 1919.
Tenders have been called for the erection of a Soldiers' Memorial Institute at Kimba. They will be received by the honorary secretary of the building committee (Mr. J. Tippet), up till 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 16. Amended plans and specifications may been seen at the office of the secretary of the Institutes Association, North Terrace, Adelaide, or the secretary's office, Kimba.
Port Lincoln Times (SA ), 4 January 1929.
Kimba will be en fete on Saturday December 7th, when the long-looked for event of the opening of the large new hall will take place. For many years the public have suffered the inconvenience of a cramped wood and iron structure which could not nearly cope with the crowd at public functions. As a form of Soldiers Memorial it was decided to build an institute large enough to satisfy the requirements of a rapidly growing district, and despite the lean years that the district has recently experienced, a very handsome structure is the result. In conjunction with the opening of the hall on December 7th, the local branch of the R S.A. will hold their annual sports on the show grounds, the total proceeds of the day will go towards the hall funds. The hall will be opened by Lieut. Col. W. F. J. McCann, D.S.O., M.C., at 10 a.m.
Eyre's Peninsula Tribune (Cowell, SA ), 28 November 1929.
Location
| Address: | High & Cross Streets, Kimba, 5641 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.13901 Long: 136.420045 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Link: | http://www.vwma.org.au/ |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 6th July, 1929 |
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Plaque :
Memorial Hall
Erected in memory of the soldiers who enlisted from this District.
Foundation stone was laid by Mary Amy Haskett
October 8th 1919.
Plaque :
In memory of those who served in the Great War
1914 - 1918.
This stone was laid on 6th July 1929 by Miss Mary Amy Haskett who was the first white child born in the Kimba District.
Plaque :
To the memory of those from the Kimba District who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I 1914 - 1918 and World War II 1939 - 1945
These additions were officially opened by Sir Lyell McEwen on 28th February 1958
"We will remember them"
31. Kimba Soldiers Memorial Institute
By 1918, due to the increase in Kimba`s population, the need for a public hall became a priority. A timber framed, corrugated iron building with pitched roof was purchased for £100.00 from Cowell. This building was dismantled and transported to Kimba by settlers using horse - teams. The hall was used as a school, town hall, and picture theatre with films shown every month. It was used for dances and balls, church, as a polling booth and for travelling salesmen to display their wares. A foundation stone was laid in 1929, in memory of those who served in the Great War in 1914/18 and the new Institute was officially opened in the same year. In 1958 a new front was added with a library and Council office.
Project funding from the District Council of Kimba.
