Gordonvale Air Raid Shelter
The sole surviving example of several air raid shelters built in Gordonvale in early 1942. It is not wholly intact and the remnant stands opposite of what was once t
Horn Island World War II conservation Project
Started in 2008 by Vanessa and Liberty Seekee the project aims to restore and conserve a number of sites and artefacts stemming from the Allied presence on the island during Wor
Green Hill Fort, Thursday Island
Green Hill Fort was built between 1891 and 1893 as part of Australia's defence against a possible Russian invasion.
The Port Pirie Women's Soldiers Memorial
A meeting of women from Port Pirie and District was first convened in the Port Pirie Town Hall by the Mayoress Mrs M.E. Goode in 1919.
Bassett & Gordon Memorial
This window depicts the Archangel Michael as a Knight of God, weighing the souls of men in a balance.
Kenneth Koeppen Wendt Memorial
The original cartoon for this window was designed by John H Dearle in 1920; Dearle having taken over design work for the Morris Company following the deaths of Morris and Burne-
In Memory of C E Bagot
The original cartoon for this window was designed by Edward Burne-Jones in 1877 and reused for this window produced in 1919.
Valiant For Truth
The subject for this window comes from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
A Sad Duty
For monumental masons, placing the names of the dead on a memorial or a tombstone is just part of the trade.
Dedication of the Toodyay District WW2 Roll of Honor
On 25 April 1954, the World War 2 Honour Roll was unveiled at the Toodyay Town Hall (now named the Toodyay Memorial Hall) by Toodyay Road Board Chairman Edward Davy.
Toodyay District Roll of Honor WW1
This is one of two honour boards in the foyer of the Toodyay Memorial Hall commemorating Toodyay residents in the two World Wars.
Australian Army Apprentices Memorial
The Australian Army Apprentices Memorial was dedicated on 26th October 2008 to all Apprentices who supported the Australian Army in war and peace and, in particul
Flying Officer Kenneth Dowsett DFC
Kenneth Dowsett enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in April 1942, at the age of 20.
History of the Grove of the Unforgotten
The Grove of the Unforgotten is situated within the valley of the unique atmosphere of Araluen Botanic Park, it was built by John Joseph Simons, the founder of the Young Au
Toodyay Memorial Hall history
The front section of the Toodyay Memorial Hall was built in 1899 as the Newcastle Municipal Chambers. In 1910 a town hall was built adjoining the existing municipal chambe
Toodyay War Memorial
On 12th June 1920 a public meeting was held in the Toodyay Road Board Chambers to discuss the raising of funds for the erection of a memorial to the soldiers of the Toodyay
Brigadier-General James Heane
Brigadier-General James Heane CB (M) CMG DSO unveiled the Dubbo War Memorial on 25 April 1925 as reported in the Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate on 28 April 1925.
From the Argentine to Mouquet Farm
On one panel of the Leeton War Memorial, beneath “Our Glorious Dead 1914-1918, is the name C. Lloyd-Jones. The hyphenated surname reflects Welsh heritage, but C.
The Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Society
The Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Society was established in 2009 to represent the interests of the families of the soldiers and civilians captured in Rabaul and the New Guinea Isl
Port Augusta RSL
The former Customs House at 7 Commercial Road was the first hall used by the RSL, from 1920. They re-built in the early 1950s. Around 1987 the Commercial Road site w
The Great Ocean Road - The World's Largest War Memorial
Construction of the Great Ocean Road first began on September 19th 1919. It was planned as a tourist road and an important connection for remote communities on Victor
Inspiration
This memorial was erected by the Australian-American Association and inaugurated on 3 May 1952 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Its dist
Pte Albert Dew, 32nd Battalion, AIF
“A. DEW”, on the first panel for the First World War on the Burra War Memorial, was commemorated at the Last Post Ceremony at the AWM on 19th of August 2019.
St Andrews, Corowa, Roll of Honour Additional Stories
There are a number of additional stories relating to this memorial.