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St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
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St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital was built as a living memorial to the men and women of the Australian Armed Forces of World Wars I and II.

Author: Faithe Jones

Garden of Remembrance
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Kellyville Public School Garden of Remembrance

Kellyville Public School was opened 1873 with more than sixty children living within a two-mile radius of the proposed school site and permission was granted to est

Author: Ronald L McIntosh

Kellyville WW1 Memorial Board
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WW1 Kellyville Roll of Honour

In November 1919, Richard Orchard, Federal Member for Nepean unveiled the Kellyville Roll of Honour, listing 32 soldiers on the memorial board attached to the wall in Kellyville

Author: Ronald L McIntosh

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Ross War Memorial

The Ross War Memorial stands very conspicuously and proudly at the main intersection of Church and Bridge Streets, more commonly known as the four corners of Ross.

Author: Ross RSL Sub-Branch

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Winchelsea WW1 Memorial

The War Memorial commemorates those from the district who served in World War One.  Standing over 3.6m in height, the glass art panels feature imagery sourced form the

Author: Tom Welsh

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Ceres Memorial Gates History

The original Ceres Memorial Gates were unveiled on the 9th June 1937 by the Acting Premier of Victoria, Mr Old.

Author: Tom Welsh

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Waurn Ponds Memorial Reserve History

In 1919 The Waurn Ponds and  surrounding district community gatherd at the Water Reserve to plant thirty - five trees in memory of the Waurn Ponds Servicemen that served in

Author: Tom Welsh

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Lilydale State School Honour Roll

In 1991, on the 125th Anniversary of the school, the original Lilydale State School Honour Roll was destroyed by fire.

Author: Lilydale State School Honour Roll

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Grandchester Roll of Honour

The Roll of Honour is made of polished silky oak, measuring 6 ft (1.8 m) x 4 ft 8 in (1.4 m).

Author: Ian Curtis

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Ernest Myers

Ernest Myers was the only man born and raised in Rye to lose his life during a conflict in World War One

Author: RYE RSL

Official opening of Anzac Memorial Park 25th April 2010 by WW2 Veteran Sylvia Geraghty and Sub Branch President Graeme Andrews
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ANZAC Memorial Park Cooktown

The current archway was erected and dedicated in 2015.  This replaced the old one that had been built in the 50s and was starting to crumble

Author: Jody4895

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UWS World War One Memorial

This memorial was used for the 2015 ANZAC Day Dawn Service held at McQuade Park in Windsor.

Author: Peter R Lister

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HAC War Memorial Library

Over 740 HAC men (staff, ex-students and students) served in WWII, at least 46 of them having previously served in WWI.

Author: Peter R Lister

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HA College (HAC) Soldiers Memorial Hall

Hawkesbury Agricultural College (HAC) was established in 1891, primarily to teach and undertake research in agriculture. It was the first of its kind in NSW.

Author: Peter R Lister

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The Mildura RAAF Memorial

The Mildura RSL RAAF Memorial was dedicated on 20 May 2007 in the presence of Air Marshal Geoffrey Shepherd AO, Chief of the Air Force.

Author: Mildura RSL Sub Branch