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19-November-2014 (Russell Byers)
19-November-2014 (Russell Byers)

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Formerly the Glebe Island Bridge, on Remembrance Day, 11 November 1998, the New South Wales Government bestowed the bridge to the New South Wales Returned Serviceman’s League for re-naming as ‘The ANZAC Bridge’  as a memorial to those who formed the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - the ANZACs.

The monument located at the western end of the bridge is of an Australian soldier, and on the eastern end of the bridge is a monument of a New Zealand soldier. A handful of sand from Gallipoli rests under the foot of the digger as a permanent connection with comrades who fell and remain at the Gallipoli Battlefield in Turkey. The four metre bronze statue of an Australian World War One Digger was placed on the western end monument on the 25th April 2000. The statue of the New Zealand soldier was officially dedicated on the 27th April 2008.

Location

Address:Western Distributor Freeway, Rozelle, 2039
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.867778
Long: 151.181389
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Artist:Alan Somerville (New Zealand)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Wednesday 11th November, 1998
Front Inscription

ANZAC Bridge

Plaque : 

This bridge was officially renamed ANZAC Bridge on Remembrance Day 11 November 1998 by the Honourable Bob Carr MP Premier of New South Wales

G E (Rusty) Priest  President  Returned and Services League (NSW Branch) 

Australian and New South Wales Governments

Plaque :

Glebe Island Bridge officially opened on Sunday, 3 December, 1995 by the Hon Peter Baldwin MP Federal Minister for Social Security  Federal Member for Sydney

The Hon Bob Carr, MP NSW Premier

The Hon Michael Knight MP  Minister for the Olympics  Minister for Roads

Jointly funded by the Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments

 

 

Left Side Inscription

ANZAC Memorial was officially unveiled by the Honourable Bob Carr MP  Premier of New South Wales

Mr G E (Rusty) Priest AM State President  RSL of Australia (NSW Branch) 

on ANZAC Day 25 April 2000

In the presence of 
Mr C E Mance  A WW1 Veteran
Ms Priscilla Williams Consul- General of New Zealand

Plaque :

The RTA commissioned Alan Somerville, Artist/ Sculptor to create this 4.2m bronze statue of a World War 1 Digger as a memorial to the ANZACS

Sand from Ari Burnu Beach, Gallipoli was collected and placed under the statue by Mr G E (Rusty) Priest AM State President, RSL of Australia (NSW Branch)

Right Side Inscription

Plaque :

New Zealand ANZAC Memorial

Officially dedicated by the Right Honourable Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand

The Honourable Morri Iemma Premier of New South Wales

27 April 2008

Plaque : 

To the fallen

Beneath this statue of a New Zealand World War 1 soldier is sand from the shores of Gallipoli  as a tribute to all New Zealand and Australian service personnel who have lost their lives in time of war

Ka Maumahara Toni Tatou Ki A Ratou

We will remember them

27 April 2008

Mr. D E J Rowe OAM AVM   Robin Klitscher CBE DFC AFC
RSL State President             RNZRSA National President

Inscription in Proximity

 


 

Source: SKP, NRWM, MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au