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The sculpture commemorates Marjorie Jackson-Nelson who was known as "The Lithgow Flash".
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE (born 13 September 1931) is the former Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. She finished her sporting career with 2 Olympic and 7 Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, 10 world records and every Australian State and National title she contested from 1950 to 1954.
Marjorie Jackson was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and first gained fame when she defeated reigning Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion Fanny Blankers-Koen a number of times in 1949, thus earning the nickname "the Lithgow Flash", after the New South Wales town of Lithgow where she lived and had grown up.
Location
| Address: | Cook Street, Cook Street Plaza, Lithgow, 2790 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.481111 Long: 150.156944 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Sport |
| Designer: | Antony Symons |
| Artist: | Antony Symons |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1999 |
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`The Lithgow Flash`
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
This community statue was designed and sculptured by Antony Symons born 1942 Adelaide South Australia at his Studio and Foundry in Rydal near Lithgow New South Wales
"I wish to thank Marjorie Jackson-Nelson for her kind permission in allowing the Lithgow community and I to formally recognise her outstanding sporting and lifetime achievements"
The 'Lithgow Flash'
Marjorie Jackson community statue
A project of the Lithgow City Council Special Events Committee
Community sponsors
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