High Street Walk 2.4

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Category: Heritage Walks

On the right hand side of High Street at this point is the Memorial Gardens. The First

World War Memorial was unveiled by Mr. G.F. Jenkins MP in 1921. The six foot statue of a soldier was carved in Italy and shipped to Australia. The granite basement came from Monarto and the marble from Angaston. Other Memorials World War II 1939-45, Malaya 1948-66, Korea 1950-53, Borneo 1952-66, and Vietnam 1962-73.

The pine tree at the rear of the garden is propogated from The Lone Pine in Gallipoli.

A beautiful garden and ideal for quiet reflection.