SS Titanic Bandsmen Memorial - Broken Hill, NSW - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

The monument commemorates the bandsmen of the passenger ship "Titanic" who perished when the ship sank in 1912.

The eight bandsmen, who will forever remain a part of the Titanic legend, were actually members of two separate musical groups, a quintet and a trio, that joined together that night to play as the ship sank. They played music, intending to calm the passengers, for as long as they possibly could and all went down with the ship. All were recognized for their heroism.

On April 14, 1912, the 45,000 ton Titanic, then the largest ship afloat, struck an iceberg and sank whilst on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, resulting in the loss of 1,513 lives.

The band-conscious citizens of Broken Hill were stirred at the bravery of the ship`s bandsmen who played "Nearer My God to Thee" as the ship was sinking. In 1912 the A.M.A. band launched a public appeal to construct a suitable memorial.

A memorial in the shape of a broken mantle, to the bandsmen who were drowned in the Titanic disaster was unveiled at the central reserve on Sunday afternoon. The idea originated with the the local bandsmen, and was taken up by the public, who subscribed in many ways. This is the first memorial erected in Broken Hill. The unveiling ceremony was performed by the Mayor (Ald. Symes).
The Journal (Adelaide), 23 December 1913.


Front Inscription
ERECTED BY
THE CITIZENS OF BROKEN HILL
AS A MEMORIAL
TO THE HEROIC BANDSMEN
OF THE STEAMSHIP "TITANIC"
WHO PLAYING TO THE END

"Near-er my God to Thee Near-er to Thee"

CALMLY FACED CERTAIN DEATH
WHILST WOMEN, CHILDREN AND
THEIR FELLOW-MEN WERE BEING
RESCUED FROM THE WRECK OF
THAT ILL-FATED VESSEL OFF
THE COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND
ON APRIL 15TH 1912 .

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