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Coolangatta Walk of Remembrance Nimbin
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson
The walk contains a series of plaques which commemorate the men and women who paid the supreme sacrifice while serving on ships sunk during World War Two.
A total of forty-one allied ships were sunk by the actions of mine laying German surface raiders (Pinquin, Atlantis, and Kormoran) and Japanese submarines.
Location
| Address: | Tweed Terrace & Boundary Street , Point Danger, Coolangatta, 4225 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.163924 Long: 153.550724 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Walkway |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 14th May, 1993 |
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Front Inscription
Source: SKP,MA,QWMRShips sunk off the Australian coast 1939 - 1945
WALK OF REMEMBRANCE
During the Second World War, 41 Allied naval and merchant ships were sunk off Australia's coast by enemy action. Hundreds of service personnel and merchant seamen were killed in these tragedies.
This Walk of Remembrance honours the ships and the brave men and women who gave up their lives for Australia.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
