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Two stained glass windows commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the instrument of surrender concluding the Pacific War on 2 September 1945 by the Allied Nations and Japan.
Location
| Address: | 183 Abbott Street, St Monica`s War Memorial Cathedral, Cairns, 4870 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -16.91686 Long: 145.772902 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Window |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 02-September-1945 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 02-September-1995 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 2nd September, 1995 |
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Plaque :
St Monica`s War Memorial Cathedral
2 September 1995
This plaque commemorates the dedication of a stained glass "Peace Window" by Her Excellency Mrs Leneen Forde AC Governor of Queensland
On the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Instrument of Surrender concluding the Pacific War on 2 September 1945 by the Allied Nations and Japan
Most Rev James Foley
Bishop of Cairns
Plaque :
St Monica`s War Memorial Cathedral
This plaque gratefully acknowledges the financial contribution which made possible the installation of the "Peace Window" on Saturday 2 September 1995
Cairns City Council
Cairns Port authority
Sir Thomas Covacevich DFC
Sir Sidney Williams & family
Mrs Mary Meou
Trek Back
Most Rev James Foley
Bishop of Cairns
