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English: Boer War Memorial, Parramatta Park, 1904, by W. Hanson: Date photo taken: 2019-02-13
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The Memorial to Parramatta’s involvement in the South African Boer War was unveiled 30 April 1904, by the Colonel James Burns, and Alderman William Noller along with J. Arundel and Walter Gates.

The was some opposition from the Australian Government of the day and it made some attempts to stop the troops from landing and joining the fight. However the action was strongly supported in Parramatta and those who went away were promised a worthy memorial to keep them in remembrance.

At the unveiling Sir Joseph Cook spoke of … the memorial as one of stately grandeur, and its massive pillars aptly represented and typified the strong support on which the Empire was based. The broken column stood for the broken lives of those who had died in the struggle in South Africa for the interests of the Empire. The Memorial was appropriate in every respect.

http://arc.parracity.nsw.gov.au/blog/2014/03/20/boer-war-memorial-parramatta-park-1904-by-w-hanson/ archive copy at the Wayback Machine

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