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Ryde Tramway Memorials: 1910 "Drinking Fountain"
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Author/CreatorAngela PhippenOther Author/CreatorHelen Patterson DescriptionThere were two memorials unveiled in the suburb of Ryde related to the tramway. In 1908 there was a memorial for the 'first turning of the sod'. In 1910 there was a drinking fountain unveiled with the arrival of the first tram.
This paper is a chronology of the "Drinking Fountain" memorial from council minutes and newspapers.
The base of the "Drinking Fountain" memorial is now located in Banjo Paterson Park, Gladesville. The "turning of the sod" memorial is located on the footpath at the corner of Blaxland Road and Church Street, Ryde.
This paper is a chronology of the "Drinking Fountain" memorial from council minutes and newspapers.
The base of the "Drinking Fountain" memorial is now located in Banjo Paterson Park, Gladesville. The "turning of the sod" memorial is located on the footpath at the corner of Blaxland Road and Church Street, Ryde.
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KeywordMonuments and memorialsSubjectsMonuments--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDrinking fountains--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRyde Tramway Drinking Fountain Memorial (Ryde, NSW)CollectionHistorical Markers of RydeObjectsRyde Tramway Drinking Fountain Memorial
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Ryde Tramway Memorials: 1910 "Drinking Fountain" (October 2016). Ryde History Hub, accessed 21/01/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/7467