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#16302 - Memorial fountain

Resource ID
Location
16302
Photograph 2599
Title/subtitle
Memorial fountain
Picture
Memorial fountain
Format
Photograph
Identifier
Acton; National Museum of Australia
Publisher
December 1975
Physical description
Black & white photograph
Summary
Memorial fountain to Acton and J.J. Moore at the old Royal Canberra Hospital site
Availability
Not for loan. Copies available for purchase
Notes
In the foreground the fountain is outside the Maternity wing of Canberra Hospital. Moore's cottage was established on the site c1826 and was demolished to make way for the hospital. Stones from the cottage were used to build the fountain.