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"Queenie" : 29-August-2011
Photographs supplied by Myles Dowling
The monument with a column and urn was erected in memory of the loss of seven lives in the sinking of the yacht `Queenie` in 1899.
Memorial Unveiling 1900Location
| Address: | Champion Road, Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown, 3016 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.853205 Long: 144.880421 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Maritime |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 02-April-1899 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 02-April-1899 |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Chambers & Clutten (Melbourne, VIC) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 1st April, 1900 |
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Front Inscription
ERECTED BY
THE
PEOPLE OF WILLIAMSTOWN
AND FRIENDS.
IN MEMORY OF
Those Who Perished By The
Foundering Of The Yacht
"Queenie" In Port Phillip Bay
On Easter Sunday April 2nd
1899.
Left Side Inscription
Eternal Father Strong
To Save
Whose Arm Can Still The
Restless Wave.
xxxxxx
O Hear Us When We Cry
To Thee
For Those In Peril On
The Sea.
Right Side Inscription
[Names]
Source: MA,VMR[Names]
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
