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Kowai County peace memorial

Kowai County peace memorial

Kowai County Peace war memorial at Balcairn, c1986. The Ashley on the building refers to the merging of the Kowai and Ashley Counties in 1967. Kowai County Peace Memorial houses two plaques, one for Frst World War the other Second World War.

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Balcairn (Kowai) First World War memorial

Recent image of the memorial - note name change to 'Kowai'. Although note that these days this area is generally spelt 'Kowhai'.

Site Style Ornamentation Unveiling Date No of Dead
Intersection Hall Columns 1922 0
Credit

Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, c1986 (top)

Kate Hunter, c2005

How to cite this page

Kowai County peace memorial, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/kowai-war-memorial, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated


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