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Karuah War MemorialPrint Page 
The War Memorial was erected by the residents of Karuah and their friends to commemorate those from the district who served in World War One. The monument is a sculptured figure of a lion on a granite base.
Some time ago Mrs W. Longworth, of ''Glenroy," took in hand the task of raising funds for the erection of an Honor Roll to perpetuate the memory of the soldiers who left that district to fight in the great war, and on Saturday last, the success of her efforts was crowned by the unveiling of a beautiful memorial, erected on the reserve overlooking the river and bay, at that charming locality. The Roll of Honor comprises a solid block of granite, mounted on concrete foundations, and surmounted by a recumbent lion.
Mrs Longworth, in unveiling the Roll of Honor, in an eloquent address, paid a high tribute to the valor of the Australian soldiers, whose noble deeds would live as long as history was recorded, and she thanked the local committee and others who had labored to have the memorial erected. The memorial was erected by the firm of Meldrum and Markey, Newcastle, and the hon. secretary to the committee was Miss Hagan, of Karuah.
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser (NSW),
24 December 1918.
Location
| Address: | Memorial Drive & Tarean Road, Karuah Memorial Park, Karuah, 2324 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.654342 Long: 151.967526 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Meldrum & Markey (Newcastle, NSW) |
| Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 21st December, 1918 |
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ERECTED BY
RESIDENTS of KARUAH and their FRIENDS
In Honour Of The Brave Men Who Answered
Their Country`s Call And Fought In The
World`s Great War 1914 - 1918.
For God And The Empire
[ Names ]
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay
Down His Life For His Friends.
This
Roll Of Honour
Was
Unveiled By
Mrs W. Longworth
On 21st Dec. 1918
