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19-February-2021
19-February-2021

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren

The sculpture "Whirling Mandala" commemorates the granting of local government to the town of Kensington and Norwood in July 1853.

 

Location

Address:Osmond Terrace, On median strip, Norwood, 5067
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.916229
Long: 138.631745
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Art
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Local
Actual Event Start Date:07-July-1853
Actual Event End Date:07-July-1853
Artist:Greg Johns

Dedication

Front Inscription

          "Whirling Mandala"
                      by
               Greg Johns

Celebrating the granting of local government
                   to
 The Town of Kensington & Norwood
               7 July 1853
The first suburban town in Australia to elect a municipal government

"The land may be new or old, yet everyone who comes
         imagines it differently
as they steer their course towards tomorrow."

 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au