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102 Australian General Hospital Memorial, Tamworth

102 Australian General Hospital Memorial, Tamworth
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Description / Background

This memorial consists of a large piece of granite, with two plaques attached. It is located inside the front gates of Nazareth House, an accredited care facility conducted by the Sisters of Nazareth.

Late in the 1990s, committee members from the Tamworth RSL, Ken Lyttle and Gordon Gaffney, sought to identify the location of the 102 Australian General Hospital in Tamworth. It was located on Manilla Road from Brolga Crescent to the property 'Four Winds'. The monument could not be located on Manilla Road, and Sister Theresa agreed to the memorial being placed within their boundary fence.

The monument was constructed by R. F. Gaites and details of the planned unveiling were published in the Northern Daily Leader on 25 October 2001. The monument was dedicated by Father Tom Shanahan and unveiled by the Tamworth Mayor, Warren Woodley on 18 November 2001. 

Inscription

Top plaque

During the Second World War the 102 Australian General Hospital was situated in this area. An Army Training Camp was also established continuing from Brolga Crescent, where the guardhouse was sited, along both sides of Manilla Road to the property "Four Winds". Many wounded Australian soldiers were cared for in this facility.

This memorial is sponsored by the Ex-Service Organisations of Tamworth.

Bottom plaque

This memorial was unveiled by Councillor Warren Woodley on Sunday 18th November 2001

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Address
Nazareth House Tamworth
104 Manilla Road
Oxley Vale NSW 2349
Local Government Area
Tamworth Regional Council
Setting
Garden/park
Memorial type
Stone/bushrock
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Dedication date
18 November 2001
Conflict/s
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Granite