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01-October-2022 (Russell Byers)
01-October-2022 (Russell Byers)

Photographs supplied by Geoff Turner / Stephen Woods / Russell Byers

The fountain commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.

Location

Address:Mann Street, Burns Place, Gosford, 2250
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.423667
Long: 151.342214
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Fountain
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
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Artist:Gerald Lewers & Margo Lewers
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:December-1963
Front Inscription

Rotary War Memorial Fountain

Opened by Mrs. C. C. Marcin

The gift of grateful donors as a symbol to those who died in their efforts to achieve lasting peace

Goodwill to all men

Arch McLachlan President

1962 - 1963

Plaque :

Gerald Lewers and Margo Lewers

(Untitled), 1963
Copper with mosaic well

This public artwork was commissioned by Gosford Rotary as a War Memorial Fountain.  The sculptor, Gerald Lewers. died in 1962.  The artwork was completed by his wife, Margo Lewers in 1963.

 

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,SKP
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