Peace Memorial Rose Garden
Peace Memorial Rose Garden is a rose garden in Nedlands, Western Australia, dedicated to the memory of lives lost in war.
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It is located on Stirling Highway and bounded by Louise and Vincent Streets.
It was developed by the Nedlands Road Board and the National Rose Society of Western Australia.[1]
It was proposed in the 1940s.[2][3]
Consideration of a site in Kings Park was made in the 1940s.[4]
Land in Nedlands was made available in the late 1940s.[5]
Further plans were made in 1950.[6][7]
The garden was dedicated by the Governor of Western Australia, James Mitchell on 22 October 1950.[8][9][10]
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References
- Details of the society and the name at -Rose Society of Western Australia (1932), Records, 1932-2006, retrieved 28 September 2018
- "MEMORIAL ROSE GARDEN". The West Australian. 64 (19, 248). Western Australia. 24 March 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "MEMORIAL GARDEN". The West Australian. 62 (18, 600). Western Australia. 22 February 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "MEMORIAL ROSES". The West Australian. 62 (18, 820). Western Australia. 7 November 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "MEMORIAL ROSE GARDEN". The West Australian. 64 (19, 248). Western Australia. 24 March 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "NEDLANDS PEACE MEMORIAL ROSE GARDEN". The West Australian. 66 (20, 046). Western Australia. 17 October 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "THE ROSE GARDEN". The West Australian. 66 (20, 047). Western Australia. 18 October 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "DEDICATION CEREMONY". The West Australian. 66 (20, 046). Western Australia. 17 October 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "ROSE-GARDEN MEMORIAL". The West Australian. 66 (20, 051). Western Australia. 23 October 1950. p. 23. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/133629/20150523-0000/monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww2/display/60887-peace-memorial-rose-garden.html
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