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Durie Hill war memorial

Durie Hill war memorial

Durie Hill war memorial

Unveiled in 1925, the tower at Durie Hill is the official Wanganui County memorial to those who died in the First World War. It is constructed of cemented marine sandstone containing shell fragments (called shellrock) from a nearby quarry.

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