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Warialda Railway First and Second World Wars Honour Roll

Warialda Railway First and Second World Wars Honour Roll
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Warialda Railway First and Second World Wars Honour Roll
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Warialda Railway First and Second World Wars Honour Roll, close-up of honour roll
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Warialda Railway First and Second World Wars Honour Roll, close-up of honour roll
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Description / Background

The memorial is a stone obelisk with honour roll attached for those who served in the First and Second World Wars. It is approximately twelve feet high. It was originally located at the Warialda Railway Public School, where it was unveiled around June 1921, on the same day that the school's Wunderlich honour roll for the war was unveiled. The Wunderlich roll is listed separately on the NSW War Memorials Register as the Warialda Railway Public School First World War Honor Roll

Fundraising for the school's memorials was underway by May 1920, with C.W. Chapman, honorary secretary of the Warialda Railway Parents and Citizens' Association, advertising a sports day to be held on 22 May 1920 in the Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser, 3 May 1920. The day after the event, the results were published in the Standard. The total proceeds were approximately 72 pounds and the committee expected to clear 48 pounds. 

At the Yallaroi Shire Council meeting held in November 1920, the Standard, 15 November 1920, reported that "Mr. Hanscombe sought approval of the erection of an honor roll in the school and obelisk in the school ground at Warialda Railway'. Approval was given." The unveiling ceremonies for both memorials were described in the Standard on 6 June 1921.

On 27 July 1946, a solemn function was held at the school to unveil the marble plaques bearing the names of those who took part in the Second World War. Mr. W.R. Daley, President of the Patriotic Association, conducted the ceremony. The National Anthem was sung and a wreath was placed on the monument by the P. and C. Association (Warialda Standard, 5 August 1946).

The school was established as Burgaria Public School in July 1903. It was closed in December 1971 and the site was sold. Over its time, it has also been known as Kelly's Gully until February 1952 and Warialda Rail until July 1959. Following the closure, the obelisk was moved to its present location at a park adjacent to the old tennis courts at Warialda, a few kilometres out of town, travelling south to Bingara. The Wunderlich roll was then placed in the care of the Warialda RSL. It is now located in the Warialda Historical Society Museum and is available for viewing when the museum is open.

Inscription

Dedication plaque and First World War roll

Boys who enlisted from Warialda Railway

1914-1919

Erected by parents and children

[Names]

+Killed

Second World War roll

Honour Roll

World War 1939-45.

[Names]

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
J Collis World War 2 view
R Daley World War 2 view
R S Darlington World War 2 view
R Darlington World War 2 view
L Darlington World War 2 view
G Darlington World War 2 view
J Dempsey World War 2 view
F Dempsey World War 2 view
R Dempsey World War 2 view
S Duncan World War 2 view

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Address
Avoca Street
Warialda Railway NSW 2402
Local Government Area
Gwydir Shire
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Moved/altered
Memorial type
Obelisk
Recorded by
Graham Wilson. Keith Lowe. Betsy Jeffery.
Year of construction
1921
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Concrete
Marble
Other stone