War Memorials in Australia
Glenelg Anzac Place
Place:
Glenelg, South Australia, 5045
District:
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A large polished circular black granite tablet (composed of four segments) is the central feature of Anzac plaza. Engraved in the tablet are a wreath, a sword and the word "remember". Six large stones (in pairs) are set into the footpath surrounding the tablet. One each of stones is an engraved word "silence", "loss", "sacrifice", "respect", "love" and "forgive" respectively clockwise around the tablet. A flagpole on the seaward (western) side of the memorial bears the Australian flag. Speakers set into the pavers playback recordings of experiences of South Australian war veterans. There is a plaque on the eastern side of the plaza.
Left
section of plaque
THIS MEMORIAL WAS OFFICIALLY
OPENED
BY
LIEUTENANT GENERAL PETER COSGROVE AC, MC
CHIEF OF ARMY
AT ITS DEDICATION
ON
SUNDAY 4 MARCH 2001
Centre
section of plaque
ANZAC PLAZA GLENELG
"A CHORUS OF STONES"
THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES ALL OF
THE MILITARY
CONFLICTS THAT HAVE INVOLVED AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AND
SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR NATION'S HISTORY.
IT IS SOLEMNLY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO HAVE SERVED AND THE SACRIFICES THEY HAVE MADE.
ALL MEMORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO THE
IDEA OF MEMORY
AND THE SACRED. WHETHER THEY ARE THE HOLY SITES IN
THE LANDSCAPES OF INDIGENOUS SOCIETIES, OR THE
MEMORIALS THAT ARE BUILT FOR OUR MODERN CITIES.
THEY ALL MAINTAIN A CONNECTION TO OUR PAST, AND TO
OUR SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL ROOTS.
THE MEMORIAL IS COMPOSED OF LOCAL
GRANITE,
BLUESTONE BOULDERS AND THE VOICES OF SOUTH
AUSTRALIANS WHO HAVE SERVED. THESE ARE THE VOICES
OF HEALING AND UNDERSTANDING.
REMEMBER
Artist: ANTON HART 2001
Right
section of plaque
SPOKEN STORIES
| Dudley McCloud RAN Chris Dawes RAN Tom Robinson AIF Hon. Norman Foster OAM, MID 2nd AIF John Mathwin J.P. RE Kym Thomas RAR Gwen Henderson MID, AANS David Leicester DFC and Bar Robert Cowper DFC and Bar Gaynor Tilley RAAF, NS Elizabeth Boyd War Industry Worker |
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| This project appreciates the support and assistance of His Worship The Mayor Brian Nadilo, the City of Holdfast Bay ABC Local Radio, Boral, and Holdfast Shores; also the special assistance of John Mathwin. |
Information current to July 2001
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