DUNEDIN’S TRIBUTE TO THE PAST
FOUNDATION STONE OF MONUMENT LAID (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, February 21. With its inscription to the memory of the pioneers of New Zealand, the handsome foundation stone of the lookout monument which comprises Dunedin’s tribute to the past was “well and truly laid” on Signal Hill this afternoon by the Mayor (Mr A. H. Allen) in the presence of a representative gathering of citizens. The dedicatory address was delivered by the Mayor, who was supported by the Minister of Defence (the Hon. F. Jones). The form of the memorial was barely discernible in the rough outlines of concrete visible at the present time, but the monument takes the shape of a look-out platform commanding a comprehensive view of the city, suburbs and harbour from one of the finest coigns of vantage in the environs of Dunedin. The coping stone bears the inscription: “At the beginning of the Dominion’s second century, this monument is dedicated to the memory of the pioneers of the first. The foundation stone was laid by his Worship the Mayor (Mr A. H. Allen) February 21,, 1940.”
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Southland Times, Issue 24057, 22 February 1940, Page 7
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