One of the few war memorials erected during WW1, Balmain’s Unity Square was renamed Loyalty Square at a ceremony on April 24, 1916. The memorial drinking fountain, featuring the words ‘Peace, Honour, Empire, Liberty’ recorded the names of 38 Balmain men who lost their lives at Gallipoli.
Thanks for this post, can you tell me where I can find more information about Loyalty Square? For example why it was located at the cnr of Beattie and Darling Streets? Whose idea was it to erect the monument? Why the change in name?
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