FJ Walker Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park

Unique IDPC-000030Alternative titleEarth, Fire, WaterCreator/ArchitectSculptor: Gerard HavekesTypeFountainDescriptionThis fountain by sculptor Gerard Havekes was initially intended for Macquarie Place park, but was constructed and is still located in Hyde Park.

On a plinth behind 3 sandstone figures, an inscription on the left hand side reads:

The Labours and Beauty of Pioneering mankind are depicted by the three figures Water, Fire and Earth and a flanking font.
Water - A fisherman looking to the sea and new horizons.
Fire - A woman depicting womanhood and intuition protecting the fire of initiative and progress.
Earth - A farmer depicting the Pioneering efforts upon which this country has developed.

On the same plinth (to the right of the above inscription), is text:
This Fountain was presented to the City of Sydney by the family of Frederic Joseph Walker as a tribute to his memory and all those who pioneered primary industry in Australia.
15th February 1961 Ald. H.F. Jensen. Lord Mayor
E.W. Adams Town Clerk.

Frederic Joseph Walker was a prominent entrepreneur and found of the company that bears his name.

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Photograph

FJ Walker Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park, Christmas 2008

FJ Walker Memorial fountain and statue, Hyde Park Sydney, 1986

FJ Walker Memorial Fountain plaque, Hyde Park Sydney, 1986

FJ Walker Memorial statue, Hyde Park Sydney, 1986

The FJ Walker Family Fountain, no date

FJ Walker Memorial Fountain, Elizabeth Street Hyde Park, 1960s

FJ Walker Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park, 1960s

Item

Information File - Parks, Hyde Park, Walker and Oddfellows Memorials

File - Donation of Fountain by FJ Walker Family, Hyde Park North Sydney, 1960-1961

File - Request for information on El Alamein Memorial Fountain, Walker Fountain and Busby Bore, 1962

File - Resurfacing of FJ Walker Fountain Hyde Park North, Elizabeth Street Sydney, 1978

Plan

Plan - Proposed fountain to be donated by the FJ Walker family, Hyde Park North Sydney, 1960

Books & Journals

Sydney Open Museum, Hyde Park North. Conservation reports 1994: F J Walker Memorial Fountain

FJ Walker Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park, Christmas 2008 (A-01203736)

Key dates and actions

Date openedBetween 1st January 1961 and 31st December 1961

Relationships

CollectionOrnamental FountainsHyde Park

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FJ Walker Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park