Unveiling of War Memorial, Memorial Park
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Marching girls perform for the crowed attening the unveiling ceremony. The obelisk at Fitzroy Park, as it was then called, was unveiled in this ceremony by Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger. Marching girls performed as part of the occasion. Later, in 1954, the park was dedicated and renamed Memorial Park. The obelisk, in a state of disrepair, was removed in 1983 and now only the gates into the park remain as the memorial.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection Mo 19c
- Date
- October 19, 1952
- Digitisation id
- 2008P_Mo19c_WHF_1979
- Held in
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Memorial Park, Main Street, Palmerston North
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