FOR PRESS P. M. NO. 36/ 1964
FOUNTAIN IN CHIFLEY SjUARE, SYDNEY
COM4ONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
The Prime Minister said today that the Commonwealth
Government would contribute 5,000 towards the cost
of erecting an appropriate fountain in Chifley Square,
Sydney, fronting the Common. realth Centre Building, Chifley
Square is the open area created by the intersection of Hunter
Street and Elizabeth Street Extension and was recently so
named by the Sydney City Council in memory of the late
Right Honourable J. B. Chifley, a former Prime Minister of
Australia. The Prime Minister said that the Lord Mayor of
Sydney had asked that the Commonwealth contribute along with
the Sydney City Council and others to the cost of a fountain
worthy of this important site. This the Commonwealth is
happy to do.
CANBERRA, 26th May, 1964.
Menzies, Robert
Period of Service: 19/12/1949 - 26/01/1966
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Release Date:
26/05/1964
Release Type:
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Transcript ID:
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