Coolangatta Centaur Memorial and Walk of Remembrance

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Hospital Ship Centaur Memorial at Sunrise

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Memorial Name:

Coolangatta Centaur Memorial and Walk of Remembrance

Address:

Coral Street
Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Australia

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Faithe Jones

Faithe Jones

Brian Rowe

Last updated: 7 September 2023

Stories

AHS Centaur Memorial

Story

64 survived after clinging to debris and life rafts for 34 hours

Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was sunk during World War Two at 4.10 am on 14 May 1943 off Stradbroke Island, Queensland, by a torpedo from the Japanese Nav

Author: Faithe Jones

Photos

Hospital Ship Centaur and Merchant Marine Remembrance Coastal Walk at Point Danger Park, Coolongatta

Author: Brian Rowe

Hospital Ship Centaur and Merchant Marine Remembrance Coastal Walk at Point Danger Park, Coolongatta

Author: Brian Rowe

Hospital Ship Centaur Remembrance Walk Signage at Point Danger Park, Coolongatta

Author: Brian Rowe

Coolangatta Hospital Ship "Centaur" Memorial at Sunset

Author: Brian Rowe

Coolangatta Hospital Ship "Centaur" Memorial with the USS Mugford Memorial in the foreground

Author: Brian Rowe

Hospital Ship Centaur Memorial at Sunrise

Author: Brian Rowe

Author: Brian Rowe

Author: Brian Rowe

Author: Brian Rowe

Author: Brian Rowe

Author: Brian Rowe

Author: Brian Rowe

Author: Faithe Jones

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