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RSL Hall
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Coorow

I think this memorial is important because it teaches people about those who died and fought in war.

Thomas Ryan - Year 2

Author: Coorow Primary School

Coorow RSL Memorial Hall
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Remember the War

I think this memorial is important because people went here for kindy, and it's about people who went to the war.

 

Ava Parnham -Year 2

Author: Coorow Primary School

Look at the lovely pressed brick and the flat brick.
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Coorow RSL Memorial Hall

I think this memorial is important because it has also been a PrePrimary school for ten years.

Annabel Bronickis - Year 2

 

Author: Coorow Primary School

Bargara War Memorial
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Bargara War Memorial

The Bargara War Memorial is sited in an iconic and popular spot on the foreshore in the heart of Bargara.

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

Bundaberg Rats of Tobruk Memorial
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Bundaberg Rats of Tobruk Memorial

The Bundaberg Rats of Tobruk Committee approached Bundaberg City Council in 1998 with regard to setting aside a portion of land for a memorial.

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

Bundaberg Aerodrome Neptune Propeller Memorial
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Bundaberg Aerodrome Neptune Propeller Memorial

The Bundaberg RAAF Association first suggested siting a propeller memorial at the airport to commemorate its service as the Bundaberg RAAF Station from 1941-1946.

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

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A Local Diamond Creek Boy

Friday, 24 April, 2015 was a beautiful sunny day, the wind a little chilly, but the view from the paddock of 

Author: Yarra Plenty Regional Library

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Christmas Hills Cenotaph

The Christmas Hills cenotaph was unveiled on 10 Dec 1921 by Captain Stanley Melbourne Bruce.

Author: Yarra Plenty Regional Library

Lions Remembrance Park
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Lions Remembrance Park, Bundaberg

Lions Remembrance Park (previously known as Boot Park) was officially opened and renamed on 27 October 1999. The Park features the following memorials:

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

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Ex-Students of Dubbo High School

A number of ex-students of Dubbo High School have their names on the WWII list on the war memorial at the Dubbo Memorial Rose Garden in Victoria Park, Dubbo.

Author: Patrick Bourke

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Men who didn't come home

* Alexander William Stinson was in the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. He was wounded in the chest at Gallipoli on 18th May 1915.

Author: Patrick Bourke

Alexandra Park War Memorial
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Alexandra Park War Memorial

This memorial was originally situated in Alexandra Park to allow for commemorative services to be held in the spacious grounds, rather than the confined area around the Bundaber

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

Canberra residents examine the wreckage of A16-97
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Hudson crash a national disaster

Ten people, including three Commonwealth Ministers and the Chief of the General Staff, were killed on 13 August 1940, when their RAAF Lockheed Hudson crashed while preparing to

Author: AJR

From base to apex, the features of the Memorial have significance
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The Symbolism of the Memorial

At the time of the unveiling of the memorial in 1922, an explanation was provided of the symbolism of the memorial.

Author: Henry C Moulds

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Mandurah War Memorial

Mandurah War Memorial was designed by award-winning architects Hames Sharley and completed in 2005.

Doolbi and Horton War Memorial
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Doolbi and Horton War Memorial

Over 300 people were present at the unveiling of the Doolbi Horton War Memorial on 12 February 1922.

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

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Moore Park (Qld) War Memorial

The current Moore Park ANZAC memorial was unveiled on 1 March 2015 by Lieutenant Colonel Mark Stone and local cadets, and was a revamp of the existing garden memorial.

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

Apple Tree Creek War Memorial
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Apple Tree Creek War Memorial

On 18 August 1999 a restored soldier and memorial was unveiled at Apple Tree Creek (along with the memorial at nearby Cordalba) by then Veterans' Affairs Minister Bruce Sco

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

Cordalba War Memorial, 2015
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Cordalba War Memorial

The current Cordalba War Memorial was unveiled on 18 August 1999 by then Veterans' Affairs Minister Bruce Scott.

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council

Gin Gin (Qld) War Memorial, 2015
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Gin Gin (Qld) War Memorial

The Gin Gin War Memorial was erected by the residents of the Kolan Shire and was unveiled by Lieutenant-Colonel Christie on 6 November 1920 to commemorate 48 local men who had g

Author: Bundaberg Regional Council