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South African War Memorial, Parramatta c1930

South African War Memorial, Parramatta c1930

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John Henry Harvey

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State Library of Victoria

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Harvey, John Henry

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War Memorials for the Sudan and Boer Wars

The earliest monuments to Australian soldiers in Sydney are for the Sudan Contingent in 1885, and the Boer War in South Africa between 1899 and 1902. These plaques honour soldiers who served and died and, in one case, women who worked as nurses during the Boer conflict.

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Parramatta

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Western suburb built on the land of the Burramattagal people. Sydney's second European settlement, it began as a government farm in 1788 and has many heritage listed sites. It is now the commercial hub of Greater Western Sydney.

Parramatta Park

Significant colonial landscape which was settled as a Vice Regal domain until a large public park was created in 1858. It remains a valuable place for recreation, social and cultural activity.

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Bath House Parramatta Park

Constructed in 1823 for Governor Brisbane, water was pumped through lead pipes from the nearby river, while used water was run off through drains of tunnelled brickwork and into a nearby duck pond. In 1886, Park Trustees converted the Bath House into a pavilion.

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Parramatta and District War Memorial - The Boer War

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Memorial of four pillars with cannons on either side. The Boer War Memorial incorporates the columns and stone from the portico of the old Parramatta Court House.

Boer War

Second war between the British rulers of Cape Colony in South Africa and Dutch-Afrikaner setters, known as Boers. The first, in 1880-1881, saw the British experience significant losses and when a second conflict broke out in 1889, the Australian colonies offered to send troops to assist. The first Australians arrived in December 1899. About 16,000 Australians fought in the Boer War, mostly in mounted contingents, of whom 282 died in action or from wounds and 324 from disease or accidents. Six Australians were awarded the Victoria Cross.

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