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Condobolin Public School Great War Memorial Gates

Condobolin Public School Great War Memorial Gates
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The monument consists of two freestone pillars each 0.6m wide and 0.3m deep. The pillars are faced with marble tablets displaying inscriptions and an honour roll in lead lettering. They are surmounted by a pediment featuring relief carvings of a pair of crossed rifles, a laurel wreath and a rising sun. The pillars support metal gates, which are 3m wide. The gates are of ornamental ironwork by Larcombe & Co. of Lidcombe, to their own designs, and cost £150. In 2003, the gates were moved back due to movement by encroaching tree roots. The memorial is located on the southern end of the school.

Inscription

Left pillar

Ex pupils of this school who fought in the Great War1914 - 1919

[Names]

Erected in grateful memory. Unveiled 15th September 1920 By P Board Esq. C.M.C.M.A. NSW Board of Education.

Right pillar

They loved the land that bore them

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Address
Cnr Molong and McDonnell Streets
Condobolin NSW 2877
Local Government Area
Lachlan Shire
Setting
Building – outside
Location status
Moved/altered
Memorial type
Gate/lychgate
Recorded by
Sharon Denyer - Lachlan Shire Library. Tim Gowing - Lachlan Shire Council (Photographer) and the Condobolin Historical Society
Year of construction
1920
Dedication date
15 September 1920
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18