Tweed Heads West Soldiers' Memorial Hall (Demolished)

Note: This hall has been demolished. 

Former description

The Tweed Heads Soldiers' Memorial Hall was a freestanding recreation hall, approximately 30 foot square, with cloak rooms, offices, a kitchen, and allowances for future expansion. Externally, the building was finished in cream stucco, with a curved brick portico facing the street and corrugated fibrolite roofing. Internally, it was finished with Masonite de luxe board and fibrous plaster friezes, with modern ceiling lights. 

The hall was designed by Lismore architectural firm F. J. Board and Son and built by contractor J. H. Gray of Coolangatta. Details of the design and construction were published in the Northern Star on 3 January 1940, including a sketch of the hall, which is shown as image 2 above. 

The hall was dedicated on Anzac Day, 25 April 1940. The event was reported in detail by the Border Star the following day. They also published a photograph of the finished hall, which is shown as image 1 above. The Star makes reference to a brick memorial "reminiscent of the Sydney Cenotaph in miniature", which was positioned at the front of the building. Unfortunately, it is not shown in the photo or sketch. 

In time, and with RSL sub-Branch approval, the hall was relocated to the Tweed Heads branch of the Tweed Regional Museum, formerly known as the Tweed Heads Maritime Museum. The hall was demolished in 2016, mainly because of extensive asbestos-related problems.

Do you know more about the hall or the brick memorial? Please contact the NSW War Memorials Register.