MEMORIAL STONE HENRY PARKER

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1920

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Overview

Shield-shaped marble memorial tablet (26 x 509 x 537mm), attached to a square slate back stone (15 x 608 x 611mm).

Historical information

The tablet was unveiled at a special service in the Toodyay Methodist Church on Sunday 25th July 1920. The money for the tablet was raised by Mr. Parker's friends as a memorial in the building he helped to erect, being a long-term member of the congregation. (Toodyay Herald, 24 July 1920, p. 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148913675/18250214 )

In the 1960s John Campbell took it from the original Methodist Church when it was bulldozed for the Standard Gauge Railway. When he moved to Perth, he gave it to the Newcastle Gaol Museum, Toodyay.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2008.90

Item type

Plaques

Material

Slate (Rock)

White Marble

Width

608 mm

Height or length

611 mm

Themes

Social History

Inscriptions and markings

Inscription: "In memory of Henry Parker Who died 19th October 1919 Aged 71 years "Well done thou good and faithful servant" Erected by those who loved him"

Contextual Information

Toodyay Herald 25 Oct 1919 p. 2 obituary describes the circumstances of Mr. Parker's death
:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148912475?searchTerm=Henry%20Parker%20Toodyay
Henry Parker died suddenly on Sunday night after attending the Methodist church service at 7.30pm. At about 9pm he was returning home with his wife and when reaching the vicinity of Mrs. AC Smith's residence became suddenly ill. Mrs Parker assisted her husband into Mrs Smith's house and Dr. Hussey was immediately sent for. Mr Parker died shortly afterward; the cause of death being cerebral haemorrhage. Mr Parker was an energitic worker for the church and was also a prominent member of the Freemasons and took an active part in the local lodge. He was born in Perth in 1848, was a member of the WA Police Force for 14 years and afterwards had 23 years service in the Postal Department as a Linesman, retiring from that position 10 years before his death.

Year

1920

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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