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Warialda Cenotaph

Warialda Cenotaph
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New Warialda Cenotaph.
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New Warialda Cenotaph in garden.
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Close-up of Centenary of Anzac plaque attached to Warialda Cenotaph.
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Close-up of Korea plaque attached to Warialda Cenotaph.
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Original marble plaque now located in the Warialda Soldiers' Memorial Hall.
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Archival image. Original obelisk with original marble plaque.
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Archival image. Close-up of original marble plaque.
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Description / Background

The Warialda Cenotaph is an obelisk, located in Captain Cook Park in Warialda, NSW. The original memorial was erected and presented to the Warialda Municipal Council at the end of the First World War. It has since undergone restoration and the changes can be seen in images 1-5 above. Images 7-8 show the original memorial with its original marble dedication plaque, which is now located in the Warialda Soldiers' Memorial Hall, as seen in image 6.

The restored obelisk is made of grey granite, with three plaques attached to the front and one to the back. From top to bottom on the front are the emblem of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, a plaque for the centenary of the First World War in 2015, and a new dedication plaque, which has a different inscription to the original. Both have been transcribed below. The plaque on the back is in honour of those who served in the Korean War. It was established by the Korean War Veterans Association NSW, who received a 'Saluting their Service Grant' in 2011 to install plaques commemorating Korean War veterans on memorials in the Gwydir Shire. 

The cenotaph is surrounded by a paved area and a remembrance garden has been planted along one side. In the garden is the Warialda 75th Anniversary Remembrance Day Commemorative Plaque.

Inscription

New dedication plaque

In memory of

the men of 

Warialda and

District who

enlisted and

who gave their

lives in the

Great War

1914–1919

Anzac Centenary plaque

1915 ANZAC 2015

Their name liveth for evermore

Korea plaque

In memory of

Korea

1950–1956

Original dedication plaque

Presented

to the Warialda

Municipal Council

by

C.H. Edmonds Esq.

&  John S. West Esq.

In Honour of soldiers

who enlisted from

Warialda and District.

In the Great War.

1914–19.

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
Captain Cook Park
Cnr Holden and Hope Street
Warialda NSW 2402
Local Government Area
Gwydir Shire
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Obelisk
Recorded by
Graham Wilson. Warialda Public School.
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Korean War, 1950–53
Materials
Granite