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20-March-2014
20-March-2014
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams

The plaque commemorates the formation of the Railway Construction and Maintenance Group of the Royal Australian Engineers who served in World War Two.

Location

Address:Eddy Avenue, Central Station near Platform 23, Haymarket, 2000
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.882222
Long: 151.206667
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
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:Sunday 21st May, 1995
Front Inscription

                 Australia Remembers
                      1945-1995 

This Plaque Commemorates The Formation Of 
THE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION And 
MAINTENANCE GROUP R.A.E. A.I.F.,
      Under The Command Of 
       LT. COL. K. A. FRASER
Composed Of Skilled Railway Workers
And Other Specialised Personnel
THE HON. BRIAN LANGTON, M.P.
Minister for Transport and Minister For Tourism.
           21 May 1995              State Rail

 

Source: MA,NRWM
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