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Newport Workshops War Memorial: November 2012
Newport Workshops War Memorial: November 2012

Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford

The War Memorial was originally erected by the employees of the railway workshops to commemorate their fallen comrades of World War One. Inscriptions were added at a later date to commemorate World War Two, Korea and Vietnam.

The memorial was unveiled by the Railways Commissioner, Mr W. M. Shannon on the 22nd April 1932.

Location

Address:59 Champion Road, Newport Workshops, Downer Rail, Newport , 3016
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.854729
Long: 144.884286
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Actual Event Start Date:04-August-1914
Actual Event End Date:28-June-1919
Monument Manufacturer:Mr. E.T. Fell (Williamstown, VIC)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 22nd April, 1932
Front Inscription

                              1914 - 1918

                             ERECTED BY
                         Employees Of The
                         Newport Workshops
                         To The Memory Of
                        Their Workmates
                           Who Gave Their
                            Lives In The
                             Great War

                                  Lest We Forget

                       Korea - Vietnam
           
                          1939 -1945

R•A•N  Australian Commonwealth R•A•A•F
                    Military Forces

      Greater Love Hath No Man Than This



 

Source: MA
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