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Albury St David's Presbyterian war memorial
St David’s Presbyterian war memorial unveiled 28 Nov 1919. Congregational war memorial unveiled 23 Apr 1922, panel later relocated to Presbyterian memorial. Congregational church foundation stone 18 Dec 1874 by J F Skinner, opened 12 Sep 1875, closed 1890s, used by Salvation Army, re-opened 21 Sep 1902, closed, sold, opened 16 Sep 1928 as Trinity Lutheran, in use until St Luke’s Lutheran church opened 1938.
“The Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson . . . arrived in Albury last night in connection with the ceremony of turning the first sod in the construction of the Hume weir. . . Subsequently he unveiled a memorial in the grounds of St. David's Presbyterian Church to the memory of eighteen members of the congregation who lost their lives in the war.” [Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga 29 Nov 1919]
“The monument is of the Early English style of Gothic architecture with chamfered und moulded bases. The panels are of marble. . . The material used is from the Pyrmont Quarries, Sydney, and the panels are of Sicilian marble. . . The principal tablet super-imposed on the west front bears the following inscription:— 'To the Glory of God and in Memory of Our Men who Fell during the Great War, 1914-1919’. The monument was designed by Mr. Thos Greenfield, the well-known sculptor and monumental mason, of Kiewa street, Albury.” [Border Morning Mail, Albury 29 Nov 1919]
Albury St David's Presbyterian war memorial
St David’s Presbyterian war memorial unveiled 28 Nov 1919. Congregational war memorial unveiled 23 Apr 1922, panel later relocated to Presbyterian memorial. Congregational church foundation stone 18 Dec 1874 by J F Skinner, opened 12 Sep 1875, closed 1890s, used by Salvation Army, re-opened 21 Sep 1902, closed, sold, opened 16 Sep 1928 as Trinity Lutheran, in use until St Luke’s Lutheran church opened 1938.
“The Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson . . . arrived in Albury last night in connection with the ceremony of turning the first sod in the construction of the Hume weir. . . Subsequently he unveiled a memorial in the grounds of St. David's Presbyterian Church to the memory of eighteen members of the congregation who lost their lives in the war.” [Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga 29 Nov 1919]
“The monument is of the Early English style of Gothic architecture with chamfered und moulded bases. The panels are of marble. . . The material used is from the Pyrmont Quarries, Sydney, and the panels are of Sicilian marble. . . The principal tablet super-imposed on the west front bears the following inscription:— 'To the Glory of God and in Memory of Our Men who Fell during the Great War, 1914-1919’. The monument was designed by Mr. Thos Greenfield, the well-known sculptor and monumental mason, of Kiewa street, Albury.” [Border Morning Mail, Albury 29 Nov 1919]