Anzac Oval — Winton, New Zealand
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S 46° 08.611 E 168° 19.561
59G E 293485 N 4886530
A small grassed area right on Winton's main street — Great North Road
Waymark Code: WM743D
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 08/30/2009
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This small park is located on Winton's main street — Great North Road, aka State Highway 6. Often missed by passing motorists rushing from Queenstown to Invercargill, it is a nice gem of an urban park in a small country town.
The Anzac Oval provides a respite for people driving a couple picnic tables, lush green foliage, a newly created band rotunda, and features the war memorial gates. It is also the starting location of the Winton Heritage Trail, a route that takes travellers throughout Winton to historic houses and places of interest. The final stop is the grave on Minnie Dean, the only woman to have been hung in New Zealand.
Being three metres below street level it is easy to forget that you are in the largest town in Central Southland. A rather bustling place, to say the least.
Name: Anzac Oval
Street Location: Great North Road
Local Municipality: Winton
State/Province, etc.: Southland
Country: New Zealand
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: The Anzac soldiers which died at Gallipoli
Picnic Facilities: Picnic tables, Band rotunda
Date Established: Not listed
Recreational Facilities: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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