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The bronze sculpture, `Spirit of ANZAC` of an ANZAC soldier in boots, shorts and hat with a regimental flag draped over a broken gun barrel was designed by Wallace Anderson and erected at the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Woollen Mill in Pakington Street, Chilwell in 1929. It commemorates those who served in World War One.
For several years after the sculpture was unveiled, schoolchildren were asked to complete an essay on "The Spirit of Anzac" with the prize for the successful entry being a replica of the statue which was held by the school for twelve months. The statue was relocated to Johnstone Park in 1982.
Location
| Address: | Gheringhap Street, Johnstone Park, Geelong, 3220 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.146642 Long: 144.356634 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Artist: | Wallace Anderson (Melbourne, VIC) |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1929 |
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The Spirit of ANZAC
Sculptor : Wallace Anderson (1888 - 1975)
Commissioned in 1928 by the Directors of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Co-operative Woollen Mill (The Digger`s Mill) in Newtown. This sculpture embodies the spirit of the Mill`s returned soldier shareholders.
Wallace Anderson studied at the Gordon Technical Institute, Geelong and served in the A.I.F. in the First World War. He later worked as an artist at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
City of Greater Geelong Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mill
