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Mount Macedon War Memorial Cross
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Erected by a private citizen

The 21 metre high Memorial Cross was erected by a private citizen, Mr William Cameron, in the 1930`s to commemorate those who died in World War One and to provide work for the u

Author: Faithe Jones

Parramatta Boer War Memorial
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Parramatta Boer War Memorial

The memorial, which occupies a prominent position near the site of the observatory obelisk, which marks the position of the first observatory in Australia, is of the Grecian Dor

Author: Faithe Jones

Kokoda Memorial Walk
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Panels tell the story of the WWII Kokoda Campaign

This memorial was unveiled on the occasion of the 66th Anniversary of the first shots fired by the 39th Australian Infantry Battalion and the Papuan Infantry Battalion against t

Author: Faithe Jones

Australian Army National Memorial
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Importance of the Australian Digger

Australian soldiers who fought on the South African veldt, the First World War at Gallipoli, the Sinai and Palestine, and on the Western Front in the Second World War in North A

Author: Faithe Jones

Anzac Memorial Hyde Park
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120,000 stars on the domed ceiling

The monument is surrounded by 16 great buttresses, each topped by individual figures of men and women of the Australian Imperial Force, and constructed of New South Wales red gr

Author: Faithe Jones

Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Memorial
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"Shoring up his failing strength"

Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop A.C., Kt., C.M.G., O.B.E., K.C.S.J., M.S. (Melb), F.R.C.S. (Eng), F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S., L.L.D. (Melb) (Hon.), D. Sc (Punjabi) (Hon.)

Author: Faithe Jones

Beaufort War Memorial
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"Back to Beaufort"

Beautiful weather favoured the "Back to Beaufort"celebrations yesterday, and more than 1,000 visitors were attracted to the town, which was gaily decorated. In the afternoon.

Author: Faithe Jones

Ben Lomond Soldiers Memorial Hall
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Volley fired by returned soldiers

In the presence of a large and representative gathering, which included visitors from Glen lnnes and Guyra and neighbourhood, an addition to the Ben Lom

Author: Faithe Jones

Unveilling the original memorial
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Cenotaph relocated without Digger statue

The statue was erected as part of the Chinchilla War Memorial, unveiled on 30 January 1919 by the Governor of Queensland, Major Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams, GCMG, CB.

Author: Faithe Jones

Adelaide Boer War Memorial Unveilling
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Large and distinguished attendance

Sir George Le Hunte, Governor of South Australia, performed with due ceremony on the 6th June 1904 the unveiling of an equestrian statue in bronze raised to the memory, of South

Author: Faithe Jones

Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial
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Offering a helping hand to his mate

To complement the Avenues of Honour, an appeal was undertaken by the Rose Park Improvement Association in 1919 to enable the construction of a monument, on which will be inscrib

Author: Faithe Jones