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Dargaville Memorial Town Clock


This building on the corner of Normanby Street and Hokianga Road in Dargaville has intrigued me for quite a few years. 

In 1923 Dargaville solicitor Mr G.N. Hayes undertook to present a town clock to the people of Dargaville, in memory of his late partner, Charles Darling, who had been killed in the First World War, and as a memorial to fallen soldiers from the district. The clock was installed in the tower of the Dargaville Post Office building (opened in 1914). On 7 March 1925 Mr Hayes formally presented the clock to Postmaster-General Gordon Coates; Mrs Hayes then ceremonially pulled the ribbon which started the clock.

The building, on the corner of Normanby Street and Hokianga Road, no longer serves as a post office, but is listed as a Category I heritage building. 

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Tom said…
...if the building didn't have the clock, it would look like a bank here. It's lovely!
May 14, 2021 at 10:01 AM
Hels said…
Since the impressive clock was installed to honour the local men killed in WW1, I wonder if there was a plaque or symbol to remind viewers about the clock's role. The memories were fresh for the decade after WW1 ended, but how long does the community remember young men killed before they were born.
May 14, 2021 at 9:11 PM
magiceye said…
Beautiful way to preserve a memory - forever in time!
May 15, 2021 at 12:55 AM
R's Rue said…
Lovely.
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May 17, 2021 at 11:05 PM
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