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Greymouth school war memorial
Greymouth school war memorial, circa 1986.
These war memorial pillars have now found a new home in Dixon Park, Greymouth. They were removed from the school by developers and were eventually rescued from Arahura, 32km south of Greymouth, on 10 January 2008. The re-erected pillars were unveiled on Anzac Day 2009.
Further information and images from Simon Nathan, March 2008
In a local controversy in late 2007, the memorial pillars in front of the old Grey Main school were removed from the site, and laid down in front of Dixon Park, a few hundred metres away. I have recorded the site where the pillars are missing as well as them lying on the ground at Dixon Park.
The pillars were apparently a memorial to pupils from the old Greymouth District High School killed in the First World War. The site later became Grey Main School, and the High School moved to a different site. Grey Main School is now closed.
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Credit:
Top image: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, 1986
Other images: Simon Nathan, 2008 and Francis Vallance, 2011
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