A memorial clock tower made from rock faced granite, located on Victoria Road at the entrance to Fotheringham Park, Taree. A Latin Cross is recessed into the four stone faces of the memorial, with a clock face in the center of these crosses. At the base of these crosses is an inset marble panel lead-inset with the names of the dead from the First World War, as well as those who had volunteered. The monument faces west and contains a list of 36 dead on the main panel. Panels set on the eastern, western and northern faces of the monument also contain a list of those who had volunteered.
In May 1922, a decision had been made by the Taree War Memorial Committee regarding the building of a memorial. For reasons that are not clear, little was done until late 1923 when the committee held a competition to determine the most appropriate form for a war memorial. A number of designs were submitted and locals were allowed to vote on their preferred design with the votes sold at 1/- for each ballot. First prize with the most votes went to a design comprising of Arch and Gates, second prize went to a monument designed for the intersection of Victoria and Manning Streets, third prize went to a design for a new children's ward at the local hospital, and fourth prize went to a design for a new clock tower.
A decision was made by the committee in late May 1924 to select the clock tower and erect it at the main intersection in the town. The architects were Purnell and Fizelle. The foundation stone for the memorial was laid by the Mayor Alderman W.H. Muldoon around 20 April 1925 and was the memorial was unveiled two months later on Saturday 6 June 1925 by Major General Cox. At a later date the memorial was moved to Fotheringham Park.
Behind this memorial are the Taree Honour Rolls and the Taree Great War Memorial Walkway.
References: Construction - Weekly Supplement to Building, May 31, 1922 (p.4), February 13, 1924 (p.14), April 22 1925 and June 10 1925 (p.14).