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Grantham Heritage Park War Memorial

Grantham Heritage Park War Memorial
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View - Double portal during construction, design Simon Alexander Cook
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Ms. Jane Williamson & Mrs. Janice Williams
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Ms. Jane Williamson & Mrs. Janice Williams
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View - Memorial in construction, ceramic artists at work, 1998
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View - Opening Ceremony 1998 - design by Simon Alexander Cook
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Detail - ceramic threshold in construction 1998
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View - Opening Ceremony 1998 - design by Simon Alexander Cook
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Description / Background

 

The memorial consists of a timber frame on a ceramic tiled plinth. The design represents two door frames, one symbolising exit from the theatre of war and the other symbolising re-entry to life in Australia.

Inscription

 

In memory of those who served the nation of Australia in World War I and beyond.

11 November 1998. Memorial Commended by Dept. Of Veteran Affairs (Their Service - Our Heritage Program), Seven Hills-Toongabbie R.S.L. Sub-Branch, NSW Dept. Of Land & Water Conservation, Friends Of Grantham Inc. (Frog Bush Care).

On this site was built a wooden Bachelors' Barracks to house Returned Servicemen while they trained in Poultry Farming as part of the Returned Soldier Settlement Scheme.

Returned Soldier Settlements were a principal part of the Nation's Reconstruction Program for Veterans who gave their all for King and Country.

Their training here, at Seven Hills, and subsequent career in poultry farming helped establish the County of Cumberland as a dominant centre for Poultry farming in New South Wales in post war years.

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
71 Seven Hills Rd South,
Grantham Heritage Park,
Seven Hills NSW 2147
Local Government Area
Blacktown, City of
Setting
Garden/park
Memorial type
Statue/sculpture/artwork
Recorded by
Ms. Jane Williamson and Mrs. Janice Williams. Images also by Simon Cook.
Year of construction
1998
Dedication date
11 November 1998
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
All conflicts