One such item is the John Christie Wright Memorial Fountain.
This modern sculpture commemorates a man who hailed from Aberdeen Scotland and came to Sydney becoming an art instructor at Sydney University Teachers College in 1914.
As a sculptor he was awarded the Wynne Prize for sculptor from 1916 - 1917 before going on to become the Principal of the South Australian School of Art before enlisting in the AIF.
The small bronze fountain by sculptor Gerald Lewers completed in 1960 is a memorial to the Scottish sculptor who was killed at Bullecourt, France in 1917 during World War I.
A tranquil site in a busy city.
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