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Unveiling the Eastwood War Memorial, 24 May 1925

By
Sam Hood
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a215031 / PXE 789 (v.14), 49]
(Mitchell Library)

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Hood, Sam

State Library of New South Wales

Eastwood

A region of farming estates, before the railway joined it to the city, Eastwood is now a multicultural suburb which retains some of its historic precincts.

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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Eastwood

Northern commercial and residential centre named after Eastwood House, built by William Rutledge in 1840. Birthplace of the Granny Smith apple, it has become increasingly multicultural following postwar migration and more recently the arrival of many Chinese and Korean migrants.

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Eastwood War Memorial

War memorial erected in Eastwood Park after World War I comprising a sandstone wall with wrought iron gates and a memorial garden.

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