Wakehurst Parkway official opening 1946

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Record number64288DateMarch 1946DescriptionIn March 1946, eight months before it was finished, NSW premier William McKell officially opened the road, naming it Wakehurst Parkway in honour of the recently-retired NSW governor, Lord Wakehurst. He unveiling a large plaque set in a boulder near the Narrabeen end of the parkway and another on a monument at the Seaforth end of the parkway. It was the first road in NSW to be called a parkway. Work began in the 1930s but was halted when WW II broke out. This image is from the Seaforth end of the Parkway.MenuPlace | Built Environment | Roads | Wakehurst ParkwayPlace | Built Environment | Monuments, Memorials and PlaquesSourceState Library New South WalesPhysical descriptionPhotograph; Digital Image 1200 DPICopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact State Library of NSW. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of State Library of NSW.

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