Centenary Project 2005 Road Builders Memorial
Rotary Club of Katoomba Centenary Project 2005 "THE ROAD BUILDERS MEMORIAL"
These sculptures celebrate the lives of convicts and pioneer families upon whose labour the Australian nation was founded.
Equally we acknowledge the presence of the Darug and Gundungurra people who belong to this land.
Especially we bear in mind the hardships endured by the road builders.
Gangs of convicts in leg irons toiled for over 30 years to create "The Great Western Highway" from the early settlement in Emu Plains to the new development in Bathurst.
With primitive tools they endured many cold winters and hot summers - They broke rock and carted soil, forging a road through those rugged "Blue Mountains".