Rev. R.A. Redmond - Leura, NSW, Australia
S 33° 42.794 E 150° 19.862
56H E 252666 N 6266440
In the centre median strip of Leura Mall is a short obelisk monument for Reverend Redmond.
Waymark Code: WMXP3A
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 02/05/2018
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This obelisk would be under 3 metres tall, including the two stepped rough hewn sandstone base. It it topped with an orb. On the eastern side, on a sawn and smooth face of the base, is the following inscription:
"Erected as a mark of esteem
to the late
Revd. R.A. Redmond, B.A.
by the residents of Leura
Novr. 11th 1911"
From the Monuments Australia website, the date on the monument is the date that the Reverend died. "Widely regarded for his oratory, Reverend Redmond could move an audience to laughter and tears, and they would come again and again to listen spellbound as he preached. His eloquence is believe to have contributed to the record fundraising effort of £200 for extensions to the original 1898 sandstone church in Leura. In fact such was the popularity of his sermons that even after the Leura church was enlarged to twice its original size, it was often unable to accommodate the overflow congregation that flocked to his services." Reverend Robert Alexander Redmond
Visited: 1925, Monday, 20 February, 2017