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Captain Robert Falcon Scott Statue

Location:

Scott Reserve on Riverbank Reserve, cnr Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace.

Description:

Marble statue of Robert Falcon Scott set on stone base commemorating death of Scott and his party returning from the South Pole in 1912. Two bronze plaques are set on the plinth and one inscription carved into the stone.

Inscription reads:

I do not regret this journey which shows that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another and meet death with as great fortitude as ever in the past.


Captain Robert Falcon Scott Statue.

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