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The Port Melbourne Band Rotunda built in 1918 was presented to the council by the Port Melbourne Women`s Welcome Home Committee to commemorate the Australians who fought in World War One.
The committee met the cost of construction from their own subscriptions. The location of the rotunda is particularly poignant as Port Melbourne was the point of embarkation and disembarkation for troops during the war.
The band rotunda erected by the Womens Welcome Committee on the beach at Port Melbourne in memory of Australian Soldiers will be opened at 3 o clock tomorrow afternoon.The Port Melbourne Citizens Band will be present. Addresses will be delivered by the mayor (Councillor R H Gill), Messers Mathews M.H.R and J Murphy. A collection will be made for the hospital. The cost of erecting the rotunda was by the members of the committee.
Argus (Melbourne), 26 October 1918.
Location
| Address: | Beach Street (opposite Stokes Street), Port Melbourne, 3207 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.842113 Long: 144.935604 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 27th October, 1918 |
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This memorial has been erected by the members of the Port Melbourne Women`s Welcome Home Committee
And presented to the citizens in honour of the gallant Australians who fought in the Great War
1914 - 1918
