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25-April-2018
25-April-2018
Photographs supplied by Heather Stevens
The playground commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action during World War Two.

Citizens of Mosman have appointed a special committee to consider what municipal project would form Ihe most suitable memorial to Mosman men and women who died in the Second World War. Among the several suggestions are a garden of remembrance, a children's playground, and a holiday home for disabled soldiers The committee's report will he submitted to a public meeting for final decision
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 28 March 1947.  


The Mosman Memorial for World War 11 will be a landscape garden and children's playground. This was decided at a meeting in the Mosman Town Hall. Chosen from 20 schemes, the garden and playground will be put down in the vicinity of the 1914-18 Memorial, near Mosman Oval. Mosman R.S.L. handed in a cheque for £100 in support of the scheme.
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 11 April 1949.  

Location

Address:Gouldsbury Street & The Crescent, Alan Border Oval, Mosman, 2088
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.827586
Long: 151.242818
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Garden
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945
Link:http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw…

Dedication

Front Inscription
Mosman War Memorial Childrens Playground
Source: NRWM, MA
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