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Walter Selby WoodPrint Page 
Park 2: 06-November-2015
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams
Wood Park was named in honour of Walter Selby Wood (1872 -1950) for his contribution to the Bankstown Community.
Mr and Mrs Wood dedicated the reserve to the people of Bankstown in 1942. In 1994, the Australian flag was raised for the first time, during Local Government week, in the reserve in commemoration of Mr Wood's contribution to the growth and development of the Bankstown Local Government area.
Location
| Address: | Hume Highway, Wood Park Apex Reserve, Bankstown , 2200 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.906173 Long: 151.039969 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
Front Inscription
HISTORY
THIS PARK IS NAMED IN HONOUR OF MR WALTER (SELBY) WOOD (1872 - 1950), A PROMINENT BANKSTOWN RESIDENT AND BUSINESSMAN.
THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG WAS RAISED ON THIS SITE FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEEK ON THURSDAY, 1ST. SEPTEMBER, 1994, IN COMMEMORATION OF MR. WOOD`S CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BANKSTOWN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.
THROUGH HIS DEDICATION TO BUSINESS, MUSIC, SPORT IN THE AREA , MR WOOD IS REMEMBERED IN THE SAME WAY TODAY, AS IN 1950 WHEN BANKSTOWN'S PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER, REV. A.W.GRANT SAID, 'HIS NAME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH GOOD CRAFTMANSHIP AND HONESTY'
Source: MAHISTORY
THIS PARK IS NAMED IN HONOUR OF MR WALTER (SELBY) WOOD (1872 - 1950), A PROMINENT BANKSTOWN RESIDENT AND BUSINESSMAN.
THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG WAS RAISED ON THIS SITE FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEEK ON THURSDAY, 1ST. SEPTEMBER, 1994, IN COMMEMORATION OF MR. WOOD`S CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BANKSTOWN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.
THROUGH HIS DEDICATION TO BUSINESS, MUSIC, SPORT IN THE AREA , MR WOOD IS REMEMBERED IN THE SAME WAY TODAY, AS IN 1950 WHEN BANKSTOWN'S PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER, REV. A.W.GRANT SAID, 'HIS NAME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH GOOD CRAFTMANSHIP AND HONESTY'
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