Two Wells War Memorial - Revision history

Margaret at 03:52, 16 April 2015

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Marcus at 11:43, 13 March 2015

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Marcus at 11:42, 13 March 2015

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Marcus: Undo revision 7632 by Gwenda (talk)

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Gwenda: Replaced content with "{{MemoryHeader}} {{Memory|In the Two Wells Memorial gardens I remember the two large rocks on which a plaque named the men from the Port Gawler District who served in Worl..."

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Replaced content with "{{MemoryHeader}} {{Memory|In the Two Wells Memorial gardens I remember the two large rocks on which a plaque named the men from the Port Gawler District who served in Worl..."

Gwenda at 10:46, 13 March 2015

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Gwenda at 04:44, 13 March 2015

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Gwenda at 00:42, 7 March 2015

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Gwenda at 00:40, 7 March 2015

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Gwenda at 11:44, 3 March 2015

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 Port Gawler holding dear the ten men, their names being:
-H.L. Weatherspoon, J. Frost, A.J. Inge, W.C. Murrell, A.S. Radford, L.D. Secomb, C.E. Tidmarsh, L. Wasley, C.W. Westland, J. Weatherspoon.
+H.L. Weatherspoon, J. Frost, A.J. Ince, W.C. Murrell, A.S. Radford, L.D. Secomb, C.E. Tidmarsh, L. Wasley, C.W. Westland, J. Weatherspoon.
 The memorial is topped by two slender columns that add dignity and appearance to the design.

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 |Town or Locality=Old Port Wakefield Road, Two Wells S.A.
 |Geocoordinates=-34.5949113028, 138.515808676
-|Date approximate=No
+|Date constructed=1921
 |Date demolished=
 |Date approximate2=No
 }}
 Unveiling Ceremony at Two Wells as reported in the Bunyip (Gawler newspaper)
 th November 1921.

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 |Date approximate2=No
 }}
-{{Site
-|Also known as=Two Wells Soldiers Memorial
-|Street name=Old Pt Wakefield Road
-|Town or Locality=Two Wells
-|Geocoordinates=-34.594716297134944, 138.5148164711427
-|Used for=Remembrance Ceremonies
-}}
 Unveiling Ceremony at Two Wells as reported in the Bunyip (Gawler newspaper)
 th November 1921.

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		+	{{Place
		+	\|Places category=Site
		+	\|Site type=Landmark
		+	\|Also known as=Two Wells Soldiers Memorial
		+	\|Street number=
		+	\|Street name=
		+	\|Street suffix=
		+	\|Town or Locality=Old Port Wakefield Road, Two Wells S.A.
		+	\|Geocoordinates=-34.5949113028, 138.515808676
		+	\|Date approximate=No
		+	\|Date demolished=
		+	\|Date approximate2=No
		+	}}
		+	{{Site
		+	\|Also known as=Two Wells Soldiers Memorial
		+	\|Street name=Old Pt Wakefield Road
		+	\|Town or Locality=Two Wells
		+	\|Geocoordinates=-34.594716297134944, 138.5148164711427
		+	\|Used for=Remembrance Ceremonies
		+	}}
		+	Unveiling Ceremony at Two Wells as reported in the Bunyip (Gawler newspaper)
		+	11th November 1921.
		+
		+	"Sunday was a special day at Two Wells when residents gathered in the Memorial Park to witness the unveiling of the Memorial to Fallen Soldiers of the Port Gawler District. The attendance was very large. The memorial is placed in the centre of the park which fronts the showgrounds and is part of the design prepared for the committee by Mr Reade, the State Town Planer.
		+
		+	The stone is Murray Bridge red freestone and the monument stands 17 feet 6 inches high from the ground. It was prepared and erected by the South Australian Monumental Company and is a splendid piece of work. Rising from a square base, there is the prepared base showing the names of the district men sacrificed in the war.
		+
		+	Port Gawler holding dear the ten men, their names being:
		+	H.L. Weatherspoon, J. Frost, A.J. Inge, W.C. Murrell, A.S. Radford, L.D. Secomb, C.E. Tidmarsh, L. Wasley, C.W. Westland, J. Weatherspoon.
		+
		+	The memorial is topped by two slender columns that add dignity and appearance to the design.
		+
		+	Grouped around the Memorial were chairs for the aged people, the committee, Members of Parliament and parents who suffered loss being accommodated on a twin trolley.
		+	platform.
		+
		+	The Chairman of the committee Mr. T.W. Day presided. He expressed his pleasure at seeing so many people present at what was now becoming a common ceremony throughout the Commonwealth. The Port Gawler movement had its origins two years before when it was decided to lay out a park and crown the work with a monument. When the reserve is completed the committee intend to hand it over to the District Council.
		+
		+	The service took the following form: "Old Hundredth" Prayer - Rev. H.W. Jew, "American Battle Hymn, Lesson, Prayer Rev E.H. Inger and the recessional.
		+
		+	Mrs Weatherspoon (senior) drew the cord that released the Union Jack drapings from around the Monument and the audience stood while the Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Trumpeter Dawes of Gawler.
		+
		+	Mrs Weatherspoon gave four sons to the Empire - two making the supreme sacrifice.
		+
		+	Mr H.B. Crosby, M.P. gave a stirring address and the service concluded with the hymn "Oh God our help in ages past", the benediction and the National Anthem.
		+
		+	The committee responsible for the movement in Two Wells are: Chairman Mr T.W. Day, Treasurer Mr F. Bender, Secretary Mr A.K. Halliday, and Messrs R.T. Murrell, E.A. Brooks, J. Rowe, M.P. Murphy, R.J. Laurie, A.M. Willcocks and H.H. Roberts.
		+	{{Info
		+	\|Sources=Article from the Bunyip newspaper 11-11-1921,
		+	\|FlickrID=16179408883, 16613217069, 16594283937, 16798261632,
		+	}}
	{{MemoryHeader}}		{{MemoryHeader}}
−	{{Memory\|In the Two Wells Memorial gardens I remember the two large rocks on which a plaque named the men from the Port Gawler District who served in World War Two. Does anyone know where these are now located?\|Gwenda}}
	{{MemoryFooter}}		{{MemoryFooter}}

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−	~~{{Place~~
−	~~\|Places category=Site~~
−	~~\|Site type=Landmark~~
−	~~\|Also known as=Two Wells Soldiers Memorial~~
−	~~\|Street number=~~
−	~~\|Street name=~~
−	~~\|Street suffix=~~
−	~~\|Town or Locality=Old Port Wakefield Road, Two Wells S.A.~~
−	~~\|Geocoordinates=-34.5949113028, 138.515808676~~
−	~~\|Date approximate=No~~
−	~~\|Date demolished=~~
−	~~\|Date approximate2=No~~
−	}}
−	~~{{Site~~
−	~~\|Also known as=Two Wells Soldiers Memorial~~
−	~~\|Street name=Old Pt Wakefield Road~~
−	~~\|Town or Locality=Two Wells~~
−	~~\|Geocoordinates=-34.594716297134944, 138.5148164711427~~
−	~~\|Used for=Remembrance Ceremonies~~
−	}}
−	~~Unveiling Ceremony at Two Wells as reported in the Bunyip (Gawler newspaper)~~
−	~~11th November 1921.~~
−
−	"Sunday was a special day at Two Wells when residents gathered in the Memorial Park to witness the unveiling of the Memorial to Fallen Soldiers of the Port Gawler District. The attendance was very large. The memorial is placed in the centre of the park which fronts the showgrounds and is part of the design prepared for the committee by Mr Reade, the State Town Planer.
−
−	The stone is Murray Bridge red freestone and the monument stands 17 feet 6 inches high from the ground. It was prepared and erected by the South Australian Monumental Company and is a splendid piece of work. Rising from a square base, there is the prepared base showing the names of the district men sacrificed in the war.
−
−	~~Port Gawler holding dear the ten men, their names being:~~
−	~~H.L. Weatherspoon, J. Frost, A.J. Inge, W.C. Murrell, A.S. Radford, L.D. Secomb, C.E. Tidmarsh, L. Wasley, C.W. Westland, J. Weatherspoon.~~
−
−	~~The memorial is topped by two slender columns that add dignity and appearance to the design.~~
−
−	~~Grouped around the Memorial were chairs for the aged people, the committee, Members of Parliament and parents who suffered loss being accommodated on a twin trolley.~~
−	~~platform.~~
−
−	The Chairman of the committee Mr. T.W. Day presided. He expressed his pleasure at seeing so many people present at what was now becoming a common ceremony throughout the Commonwealth. The Port Gawler movement had its origins two years before when it was decided to lay out a park and crown the work with a monument. When the reserve is completed the committee intend to hand it over to the District Council.
−
−	~~The service took the following form: "Old Hundredth" Prayer - Rev. H.W. Jew, "American Battle Hymn, Lesson, Prayer Rev E.H. Inger and the recessional.~~
−
−	Mrs Weatherspoon (senior) drew the cord that released the Union Jack drapings from around the Monument and the audience stood while the Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Trumpeter Dawes of Gawler.
−
−	~~Mrs Weatherspoon gave four sons to the Empire - two making the supreme sacrifice.~~
−
−	~~Mr H.B. Crosby, M.P. gave a stirring address and the service concluded with the hymn "Oh God our help in ages past", the benediction and the National Anthem.~~
−
−	The committee responsible for the movement in Two Wells are: Chairman Mr T.W. Day, Treasurer Mr F. Bender, Secretary Mr A.K. Halliday, and Messrs R.T. Murrell, E.A. Brooks, J. Rowe, M.P. Murphy, R.J. Laurie, A.M. Willcocks and H.H. Roberts.
−	~~{{Info~~
−	~~\|Sources=Article from the Bunyip newspaper 11-11-1921,~~
−	~~\|FlickrID=16179408883, 16613217069, 16594283937, 16798261632,~~
−	}}
	{{MemoryHeader}}		{{MemoryHeader}}
		+	{{Memory\|In the Two Wells Memorial gardens I remember the two large rocks on which a plaque named the men from the Port Gawler District who served in World War Two. Does anyone know where these are now located?\|Gwenda}}
	{{MemoryFooter}}		{{MemoryFooter}}

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 {{Info
 |Sources=Article from the Bunyip newspaper 11-11-1921,
-|FlickrID=16179408883, 16613217069, 16798261632,
+|FlickrID=16179408883, 16613217069,  16594283937, 16798261632,
 }}
 {{MemoryHeader}}
 {{MemoryFooter}}

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 Mrs Weatherspoon (senior) drew the cord that released the Union Jack drapings from around the Monument and the audience stood while the Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Trumpeter Dawes of Gawler.
-Mrs Weatherspoon gave four sons to the Empire - two making the supreme sacrifice."
+Mrs Weatherspoon gave four sons to the Empire - two making the supreme sacrifice.
 Mr H.B. Crosby, M.P. gave a stirring address and the service concluded with the hymn "Oh God our help in ages past", the benediction and the National Anthem.

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 The service took the following form:  "Old Hundredth" Prayer - Rev. H.W. Jew, "American Battle Hymn, Lesson, Prayer Rev E.H. Inger  and the recessional.
-Mrs Weatherspoon (senior) drew the cord that released the Union Jack drapings from around the Monument and the audience stood while the Past Post and Reveille were sounded by Trumpeter Dawes of Gawler.
+Mrs Weatherspoon (senior) drew the cord that released the Union Jack drapings from around the Monument and the audience stood while the Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Trumpeter Dawes of Gawler.
 Mrs Weatherspoon gave four sons to the Empire - two making the supreme sacrifice."
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 The committee responsible for the movement in Two Wells are: Chairman Mr T.W. Day, Treasurer Mr F. Bender, Secretary Mr A.K. Halliday, and Messrs R.T. Murrell, E.A. Brooks, J. Rowe, M.P. Murphy, R.J. Laurie, A.M. Willcocks and H.H. Roberts.
 {{Info
 |Sources=Article from the Bunyip newspaper 11-11-1921,