ANZAC Square Womens Memorial- Brisbane
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S 27° 27.994 E 153° 01.603
56J E 502639 N 6961886
Daphne Mayo sculptured the Women's War Memorial that forms part of the memorial's wall.
Waymark Code: WM89TG
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 02/23/2010
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ERECTED BY THE WOMEN OF QUEENSLAND
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
THROUGH THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
ANZAC Square, which is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, is a Queensland state memorial to men and women who participated in overseas armed service. It is located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street (opposite Post Office Square), in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade.
ANZAC Square contains the Shrine of Remembrance and the 'Eternal Flame of Remembrance' held in a continuously lit bronze urn, dedicated on Tuesday, 11 November, 1930.
Daphne Mayo sculptured the Women's War Memorial that forms part of the memorial's wall.
The external wall of the Shrine of Memories is dedicated to the 60 000 Queenslanders who fought in World War I. There are also war-related statues, for various wars, including memorial statues for the Queensland soldiers who fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902), as well as World War II, the Vietnam War and campaigns in Korea, Borneo and New Guinea.
On 25 April, every year, a Dawn Service is held at the Shrine of Remembrance and ANZAC Square.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 03/24/1932
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Queensland Government
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Physical Address of Monument:
ANZAC Square
Brisbane, Queensland Australia
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