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Collection SummarySutherland War Memorial was erected by the people of the Sutherland Shire to commemorate those from the district who served in the First World War. It currently stands in Peace Park, Sutherland.HistoryIn 1918, it was announced that a war memorial would be erected on the square outside the new Sutherland Shire Council Chambers on the corner of the Old Princes Highway and Eton Street, Sutherland; construction began in January 1920.

The Sutherland War Memorial – which takes the form of a pedestal – was built from sandstone blocks that had once been part of the Holt family’s residence, ‘Sutherland House’ at Sylvania, before the dwelling was destroyed in a fire. A dedication tablet, secured to the memorial, was inscribed with the words: ‘To the honour of the Living and Everlasting Memory of the Dead. Erected by the people of the Sutherland Shire and unveiled by Sir Walter Davidson, Governor of New South Wales and its Dependencies.’ Originally, an Italian-marble soldier statue was to have been placed atop the pedestal, but due to the ongoing controversy surrounding the Miranda War Memorial (its statue was eventually removed), the order for this commissioned feature of the Sutherland monument was ultimately cancelled. Instead a low, octagonal wall with iron railings, and four light poles were incorporated into the design.

When Sutherland War Memorial was first unveiled on 28 May 1921, there were 283 names of local First World War servicemen inscribed on its four plaques. A further 20 names were later added, including those of three nurses.

In 1992, the memorial – minus the wall and lighting, but with new metal plaques – was relocated to its current position in Peace Park, Sutherland. In 2005 a black granite wall was raised on the north side of the monument; in 2019 an additional memorial wall, containing the names of 498 men and women from the Sutherland Shire who had served in the First World War, was erected beside the monument.

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Sutherland War Memorial located at the Eton Streeet entrance to Peace Park at Sutherland

Jack Buckle of Menai, ca. 1914-1918

George Bentley of Menai in uniform, ca. 1914-1918

Jack Buckle of Menai, ca. 1914-1918

Arthur Bentley of Menai in uniform, ca. 1914-1918

Sutherland War Memorial, ca. 1920-1940

John Popplewell of Menai in uniform, World War 1

Dick Midgley of Menai in uniform, World War 1

Frank Cooper of Menai in uniform, World War 1

Fred Midgley of Menai in uniform, World War 1

George Bentley of Menai standing at ease on the deck of a ship, October 1916

Jack Buckle and Arthur Bentley of Menai, World War I

Harold Midgley of Menai, 28 July 1916

Jack Buckle of Menai, World War I

Alan Grant of Menai in A.I.F. uniform

Jack Buckle of Menai, World War I

Harold, Fred and Dick Midgley of Menai in army uniform, World War I

Opening of the Sutherland War Memorial, 1921

Sutherland War Memorial, Eton Street Sutherland, ca. 1920s

Arthur Bentley in uniform, 1916

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Sutherland Centre Estate : for auction sale on the ground at 3 o'clock on Saturday 8th December 1923

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PlacesSutherlandSubjectsSutherland War Memorial (N.S.W.)War memorials -- New South Wales -- SutherlandMonuments -- New South Wales -- SutherlandPeace Park, Sutherland (N.S.W)Eton Street (Sutherland, N.S.W.)

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