Trangie Soldiers' Memorial Hall 1914–1918, opened 1927 to the design of Dubbo architect J B Macdonald. New South Wales Australia
The Trangie Soldiers' Memorial Hall is a large whitewashed concrete building located in a main street of the town.
The words 'Lest we forget' are inscribed above the front door.
The large building features two dominant columns at the front entrance. Two large metal honour roll plaques are attached to the front of the building on either side of the door. There are also four smaller metal plaques attached below the left-hand side large plaque. Along the street alignment is a concrete and metal fence.
In August 1922 a public meeting was held in the town and a committee was formed to consider raising funds for a Soldiers' Memorial Hall (Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, 18 August 1922).
A Dubbo architect Mr J B Macdonald was engaged and prepared plans and estimates for the proposed hall which were considered at a public meeting in mid-December 1924 (Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, 19 December 1924).
Fundraising commenced and continued apace with Race Days, sheep drives, sports meeting, and donations.
The cost of building the original proposed brick hall proved to be too expensive, therefore plans were made to present options for a concrete building to reduce costs (Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, 7 September 1926).
The building work progressed swifty during 1927, under the contractor Mr Beale, and by mid-July the outer walls had been erected (Narromine News and Trangie Advocate, 20 Jul 1927).
The Memorial Hall was officially opened three months later. On 12 October 1927 a guard of honour formed by returned Lighthorse men, under Lieutenant G B Richardson, proceeded to the hall where 500 residents awaited the arrival of Brigadier-General Cox to conduct the official opening ceremony. The names of 552 veterans on the honour roll were read to the assembled gathering.
The occasion was followed by a ball that evening. (Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, 14 October 1927).
Trangie Soldiers' Memorial Hall 1914–1918, opened 1927 to the design of Dubbo architect J B Macdonald. New South Wales Australia
The Trangie Soldiers' Memorial Hall is a large whitewashed concrete building located in a main street of the town.
The words 'Lest we forget' are inscribed above the front door.
The large building features two dominant columns at the front entrance. Two large metal honour roll plaques are attached to the front of the building on either side of the door. There are also four smaller metal plaques attached below the left-hand side large plaque. Along the street alignment is a concrete and metal fence.
In August 1922 a public meeting was held in the town and a committee was formed to consider raising funds for a Soldiers' Memorial Hall (Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, 18 August 1922).
A Dubbo architect Mr J B Macdonald was engaged and prepared plans and estimates for the proposed hall which were considered at a public meeting in mid-December 1924 (Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, 19 December 1924).
Fundraising commenced and continued apace with Race Days, sheep drives, sports meeting, and donations.
The cost of building the original proposed brick hall proved to be too expensive, therefore plans were made to present options for a concrete building to reduce costs (Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, 7 September 1926).
The building work progressed swifty during 1927, under the contractor Mr Beale, and by mid-July the outer walls had been erected (Narromine News and Trangie Advocate, 20 Jul 1927).
The Memorial Hall was officially opened three months later. On 12 October 1927 a guard of honour formed by returned Lighthorse men, under Lieutenant G B Richardson, proceeded to the hall where 500 residents awaited the arrival of Brigadier-General Cox to conduct the official opening ceremony. The names of 552 veterans on the honour roll were read to the assembled gathering.
The occasion was followed by a ball that evening. (Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, 14 October 1927).