The South African ('Boer') War memorial at Cooks Gardens in Whanganui in c1986. As well as paying tribute to the South African War dead, the memorial commemorates the coronation of King Edward VIII. The memorial was unveiled in December 1906, see related article in the Wanganui Herald (PapersPast).
The memorial in 2009, showing details of two of the plaques.
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South African War memorials
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RELATED TO WHANGANUI SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL
Events
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3 May 1929
Controversial ex-mayor killed in Berlin riots
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12 April 1902
Train accident in South Africa kills 16 NZ soldiers
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28 September 1899
NZ answers Empire's call to arms in South Africa
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9 February 1900
Wanganui Opera House opened
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28 January 1901
Hardham wins VC in South Africa
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9 September 1976
Wanganui Computer legislation enacted
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9 December 1899
NZ troops fire first shots during South African War
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18 April 1847
Gilfillan killings near Whanganui
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24 February 1902
End of the battle of Langverwacht Hill
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27 January 1962
Peter Snell breaks world mile record
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15 May 1920
Whanganui mayor shoots poet
Biographies
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Henry Coutts
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George Bradford
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Lily Rees
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Walter Callaway
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Wilhelmina Bain
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James K Baxter
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John Bryce
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Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui
Articles
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NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
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War in Whanganui
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South African 'Boer' War
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South African War memorials
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