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Town Clerk's Department Correspondence Files, 1914-1978 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

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File - Request for information on King George Memorials in Sandringham Garden, Hyde Park Sydney, 1971

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Unique IDA-00093890SeriesTown Clerk's Department Correspondence Files, 1914-1978 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 30th September 1971 and 3rd December 1971Date qualifierexactFormatRegistered FileDescriptionThe Joint Commonwealth Societies Council in South Australia writes to the City of Sydney Council to request details of Sydney's Memorial to King George VI in Sandringham Garden, Hyde Park South. The City of Adelaide is considering erecting a memorial to King George VI.

In response is information on the background of the Sandringham Garden with approval dates.
- The Council approved the construction of a garden in Hyde Park as a memorial to King George V on 3 September 1951.
- Following the death of His Majesty King George VI, and the cancellation of the Royal Visit in 1952, the Council approved on 3rd March 1952 the creation of a remembrance garden situated in Hyde Park being named Sandringham Garden.
- On 27 April 1953 the Council approved the providin withing the Sandringham Garden of a joint memorial to Late King George V and the Late King George VI, involving the provision of memorial gates, pathways, steps, memorial tablet, fountains, and replacement of existing lamp standards with ornamental standards.
- The memorial gates were opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 5 February 1954. Inscription details of the two bronze tablets is included.LanguageEnglish (eng)

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