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Archibald Fountain and surrounds 1930s

Archibald Fountain and surrounds 1930s

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Archibald fountain

The result of a bequest in the will of JF Archibald, the Archibald fountain took 13 years to organise and complete. Its French sculptor, François-Léon Sicard, never visited the site, which has become one of Sydney's enduring landmarks.

Hyde Park

Part of the common land reserved by Governor Phillip for the town's use in 1792, Hyde Park was proclaimed by Macquarie in 1810, and became a racecourse, cricket ground and open space. Without trees until 1854, in later years plantings, civic monuments, paths and buildings were all placed in the park. When the City Circle railway loop was built in the 1920s the whole park was dug up and reconstruction work included planting many of the trees that are still there.

War Memorials for World War I

The shocking losses of Australian servicemen and women in the Great War prompted communities across Australia to find ways to memorialise those who died, and honour those who served. As no centralised authority drove or coordinated this task, the form of each memorial reflects the community that raised the funds to build it. Balmain was the first suburb in Australia to erect a war memorial, but in time, the towns, suburbs, workplaces and institutions of Sydney found a way to fulfil the covenant 'we will remember them.'

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Hyde Park

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Park providing green space in Sydney's busy centre.

Archibald Fountain

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A large and elaborate Art Deco fountain in Hyde Park constructed to commemorate the association between Australia and France in World War I. It depicts a bronze Apollo surrounded by other mythical figures.