War Memorials in Australia
Collector Memorial Hall
Place:
Collector, New South Wales, 2581
District:
Southern
Tablelands
Orientation: Abt 55 km N of Canberra
Location: Bourke Street and Brennan Street
Position:
35 54 94 S 149 25 81 E
Ref: 20005
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The Hall was built in 1952. Funds to build it were raised from loans from residents. The loans were repaid partly by holding dances and horse flag races. The bricks to build the base came from the demolished court house.1
Inside, on the wall to the right of the stage, is a polished wood honour board commemorating men and women who served in World War II. Below this is a captured machine gun from the First World War, also fixed to the wall.
Board on outside wall above entrance
COLLECTOR
MEMORIAL HALL
Established 1952
Sign above machine gun
THIS MACHINE GUN WAS CAPTURED
BY THE 55th BATTALION 1st A.I.F.
NEAR POLYGON WOOD, IN THE YPRES...
SECTOR, IN BELGUIM [sic] ON SEP. 26th 1917.
Information current to March 2000
Sources: 1Register of War Memorials in New South Wales website as at 30 April 2002