Date28 June 1973DimensionsH:275mm x W:430mm Library building opening plaque
H:355mm x W:500mm Harry Bailey Memorial Library commemorative plaque Accession NumberM2025.23.1
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Two bronze plaques, commemorating Harry Bailey and the opening of the Harry Bailey Memorial Library building.
Engraving on plaque #1: Coff's Harbour Shire Council/Library and Public Relations Centre/This building was opened by/The Honorable G.F. Freudenstein, M.L.A./Minister for Cultural Activities/28th June, 1973.
Engraving on plaque #2: This Library has been named/The Harry Bailey Memorial Library/to commemorate the service to local government/and the community by/the late William Henry Bailey/(1898 - 1965)/who served as a member of Dorrigo Shire Council/from 1944 to 1956/and as a member of Coff's Harbour Shire Council/from 1957 to 1965 with seventeen years/of this service as Shire President./28th June, 1973.