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Inverell R.S.M. Club Garden of Remembrance

Inverell R.S.M. Club Garden of Remembrance
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Inverell R.S.M. Club Garden of Remembrance, close-up of East Timor mural
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Inverell R.S.M. Club Garden of Remembrance, close-up of Lest We Forget mural
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Inverell R.S.M. Club Garden of Remembrance, close-up of National Service mural
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This Garden of Remembrance is located outside the Inverell Returned Servicemen's Memorial (R.S.M.) Club. It is on the southern side of the club, near the front entrance. There are two main garden beds, which are planted with a variety of shrubs. One of the plants is the Sister Kathleen M. Neuss Memorial Tree

The beds are positioned along the base of two high walls, which form an L-shaped space. The walls are decorated with colourful murals, depicting scenes from conflicts and peacekeeping missions in which Australia has been involved, such as East Timor. Each mural has an inscription or a name plaque accompanying it. There are also paintings of Australian military emblems and flags, along the tops of the walls.

On 24 July 2005, the Inverell R.S.L. sub-Branch received a 'Saluting Their Service' grant to establish the garden. The artwork was created by several artists, including L Moore, V Duncan, and L Moon.

Also on site is a Howitzer 25-pounder gun. It is surrounded by a brick wall, which has numerous plaques attached. The plaques bear dedications to particular conflicts and peacekeeping missions.

Inscription

Left wall

GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE

Right wall

TO THOSE WHO SERVED

Mural 

NATIONAL SERVICE AUSTRALIA

1951 1972

NAVY - ARMY - AIRFORCE

Individual mural plaques

Afghanistan

East Timor

Korea - Battle of the Broken Bridge

National Service

Prisoners of War

Vietnam

World War One

World War Two

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Address
Inverell R.S.M. Club
68-76 Evans Street
Inverell NSW 2360
Local Government Area
Inverell Shire
Setting
Building – outside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Garden/park
Statue/sculpture/artwork
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
2005
Conflict/s
South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Korean War, 1950–53
Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
Indonesian Confrontation, 1963–66
Vietnam War, 1962–75
Iraq: the First Gulf War, 1990–91
Afghanistan, 2001–present
Iraq: the Second Gulf War, 2003–09
Peacekeeping, 1947–present