Condobolin Public School Great War Memorial Gates, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia

Condobolin Public School Great War Memorial Gates

Location	Cnr Molong and McDonnell Streets, Condobolin, Lachlan - New South Wales, Australia
Type	memorial_gates
Description	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. Read more...
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	15 September 1920 by P Board Esq. C.M.C.M.A. NSW Board of Education.
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
Condition	Good