Place: Glenorchy, Tasmania, 7010
District: South East, Huon & Channel and Lower Derwent Valley
Orientation: Suburb of Hobart
Location: Main Road and Tolosa Street, next to interchange
Position: 42 50 00 S     147 16 48 E
Ref: 70087

The memorial consists of  cement wall and iron railing surrounding a rose garden.  The wall has a wrought iron top symbolising barbed wire. There is a pine tree in the garden.

East face of wall
Plaques from south to north
1st plaque
Diabetes Australia
Glenorchy City Council
Golden Conquest Rose Garden
August 1998
 

2nd plaque
This pine tree was propogated from
Lone Pine of Gallipoli planted
near the Australian War Memorial
Canberra in 1934.
It was presented to Glenorchy City
Council and planted by
Brigadier Alf Garland on
3rd September 1993
 

3rd plaque
THIS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE
IS DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SERVED
AND THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE MALAYA EMERGENCY
THE INDONESIAN CONFRONTATION
THE VIETNAM WAR

OFFICIALLY UNVEILED BY
J.J. DWYER, ED, JP
ANZAC DAY APRIL 25th 1993
 

4th plaque
THIS WAR MEMORIAL PARK

IS DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SERVED
AND THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN TWO WORLD WARS AND KOREA

OFFICIALLY OPENED BY
THE HON. J. J. DWYER V.C. M.H.A.
MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE
ANZAC DAY - APRIL 25^TH 1958
 

Information current to August 2001

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