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The gates were erected by the residents of St Arnaud and District to commemorate Doctor Stuart Angwin who died in 1913.
Dr Angwin died in 1913 at the age of 48 after contracting septic poisoning from a sprained ankle. Dr Angwin practised in St Arnaud for 20 years and was an Honorary Surgeon at the local hospital. He was a well known footballer in his early life having played for Essendon and being known as "Lightning Angwin."
Bendigo Advertiser, 26th May 1913.
ST. ARNAUD. MEMORIAL GATE. It has been decided to secure designs for a gate at the Borough Gardens, at a cost of about £150, for a memorial of the late Dr Angwin.
Ballarat Star (Vic), 21 August 1913.
Location
Address: | Kings Avenue & Inkermann Street, Queen Mary Gardens, St Arnaud, 3478 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.616782 Long: 143.25824 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Gates |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Medicine |
Monument Manufacturer: | G. Hocking (North Fitzroy, VIC) |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1913 |
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Front Inscription
Erected by St. Arnaud and District residents.
Left Side Inscription
Source: MA,RHSVThe Angwin Memorial Gate.
1913.
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