Talk:Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne

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  • Mr. Bertram Mackennal's bronze equestrian statue of the late King Edward VII "PERSONAL". Albany Advertiser. Vol. XXXI, , no. 3851. Western Australia. 30 June 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) ... Representing the late King in the uniform of a field-marshal of the British forces, the statue, when, mounted on the pedestal, will be :56ft. 6iu. in height. The pedestal, which is of granite and was made in Melbourne to the design of Mr. Mackennal, is 71ft. 6in. wide, and has a depth of 27feet. It will bear the simple inscription: "Edward VII., 1901-1910." The cost of the monument will be £7,000...
    • "THE DUKE ON HORSEBACK". The Age. No. 22, 479. Victoria, Australia. 23 April 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 14 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  • The statue. "Peter Pan," presented to the citizens of Melbourne by Alderman C. K. Jeffries, has been placed in the Alexandra Gardens. It will be handed over next week. "NEWS SUMMARY". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 25, 060. Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 14 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.