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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

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