Wagga’s Victory Memorial Gardens

Wagga’s Victory Memorial Gardens, pictured here in 1945, were first proposed in 1920 but there was controversy about their form. They were finally dedicated and named as the Victory Memorial Gardens by mayor EE Collins in 1931.

There was considerable controversy surrounding establishment of both the Victory Memorial Gardens and a soldier’s Memorial Hall in Wagga following World War 1. You’ll find some details in Sherry Morris’s excellent book “Wagga Wagga a History”

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