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Victorian Drinking Fountain Canopy

Donated by Councillor Austin Lines was a major proponent of the park and after its establishment. Originally located elsewhere in the park but was moved to its current location in the 1950s, and now no longer contains the original Drinking Fountain.

Built 1888

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