Category: Memorial
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RAAF Memorial Grove Canberra
RAAF Memorial Grove Canberra Located just outside Canberra on The Federal Highway, we have driven past the RAAF Memorial Grove many times and finally decided to stop. The most prominent part of the Grove is the large propeller which is easily visible from the highway. However, once you stop you discover that the area is… Read more
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Irish Harp Memorial Jindabyne New South Wales
Irish Harp Memorial Jindabyne New South Wales The Irish Harp Memorial is located on the Lake Jindabyne Foreshore in Jindabyne, NSW. It is dedicated to the Irish men and women who worked on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme from 1949 to 1972. Constructed by locals in 1991 it was dedicated by the Irish Ambassador to… Read more
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Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki Monument
The Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki Monument in Jindabyne New South Wales commemorates the Polish explorer and scientist’s many achievements in Australia. Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki Born in Poland at Gluszyna, near Poznan, on 20th July, 1797 Paul Edmund Strzelecki arrived in Australia on 25th April 1839. From 1839 to 1843 he explored and surveyed vast… Read more