Monuments
editMost World War 1 monuments in Victoria and New South Wales cost between £100 and £1000, one in five between £1000 and £2000, and a few more than that. (It has been estimated that £100 in the 1920s was roughly equivalent to $8000 (Australian) in 1998.)
Types of monuments:
buildings
editfor example, hall, clock tower, swimming pool
Clock tower in Boorowa
structure
editfor example, rotunda, gate
Rotunda in Avoca, Victoria Arch in Wagga Wagga - some controversy ove erection [1]
scupture
editfor example, soldier, representation of peace
Braidwood, New South Wales: soldier
obelisk
editTilba Tilba
Major municipal monuments
editfor example
- Sydney: ANZAC War Memorial completed in 1934
- Melbourne: Shrine of Remembrance dedicated in 1934
- Brisbane: Shrine of Remembrance dedicated in 1930
- Australian War Memorial the national memorial located in Canberra
Honor boards and rolls
editWar trophies
editExternal references
edit
- Inglis, K.S. assisted by Jan Brazier (1998). Sacred places : war memorials in the Australian landscape. Miegunyah Press at Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-5228-4752-8.
- Billett, R.S. (Bill) (1999). War trophies : from the First World War 1914-1918. Kangaroo Press, East Roseville, NSW, Australia. ISBN 0-8641-7977-4.