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
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Faithe Jones
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
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Faithe Jones
64 survived after clinging to debris and life rafts for 34 hours
Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was sunk during World War Two at 4.10 am on 14 May 1943 off Stradbroke Island, Queensland, by a torpedo from the Japanese Nav
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Faithe Jones
VC recipient poised to throw a grenade
A life-size bronze statue commemorates Sergeant Reginald Rattey who was awarded the Victoria Cross during World War Two.
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Faithe Jones
Rays of the rising sun shine directly through the arch each Anzac Day
The memorial sculpture is the work of internationally acclaimed artisans Charlie and Joan Smith.
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Faithe Jones
Sheltering shape and calming water offer respite to visitors
Three concrete stelae (slabs), rising from a shallow moat, form the dramatic centre of the memorial and enclose a space for quiet contemplation.
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Faithe Jones
Boulder from a Korean battlefield
KOREAN WAR 1950 -1953
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Faithe Jones
"You wonder if the war is worth the price"
Boer War 1899 - 1902
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Faithe Jones
"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.)
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Faithe Jones
Memorial to supreme sacrifice, courage and devotion
This memorial is in memory of the Australian Service Nurses.
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Faithe Jones
"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.
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Faithe Jones
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
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Faithe Jones
Malvern War Memorial
On 19 March 1922, 3000 people attended the unveiling of
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Sean Watt
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.
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Faithe Jones
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
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Faithe Jones
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
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Faithe Jones
720 men of the Battalion were killed in action and 1,557 were wounded
The 50th Battalion was raised in Egypt in March 1916 as part of the “doubling” of the AIF.
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Faithe Jones
Chipped and broken by shot, they bear the marks of their wartime experience.
5,000 people were present in 1938 when the crosses, set in niches in the Government House wall at the rear of the memorial, were unveiled and the offici
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Faithe Jones
Wooden cross from "Australia's most sacre acre"
This shrine houses the wooden cross erected to mark the common grave in which many of those killed in the 1916 offensive were buried.
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Faithe Jones
Pretty village, named after General Birdwood
This pretty village, named after Gen. Birdwood, was gay with bunting and bristling with excitement in March 1920, when Gen.
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Faithe Jones
Ten gallant men from the Mallala district
Ten gallant men from the Mallala district gave their lives during the war.
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Faithe Jones
Made from handmade bricks from the Bliss Brickworks in Bathurst
The Carillon was constructed in 1933 as a memorial to the men of Bathurst and District who served in World War One.
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Faithe Jones
Only 5 plaques remain today
This Plaque commemorates the Cowangie Avenue of Honour planted 2nd August 1918 by the Cowangie Progress Association as a mark of honour to the men from Cowangie who enlisted for
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Faithe Jones
1500 Pilots pass through the Flying Training School
Memorial to the more than 1500 pilots who passed through the No 5 Service Flying Training School conducted, here at Uranquinty, by the R.A.A.F.
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Faithe Jones