Dear Monument Australia visitors, we are a self-funded, non-profit organisation, dedicated to recording monuments throughout Australia. Over time the costs of maintaining this website have risen substantially (in fact they are probably larger than those of many companies who exist for profit). In the past we have borne all the costs associated with maintaining the website but we are now having difficulties in paying the monthly expenses.
If Monument Australia is useful to you, please make a donation to keep this historical and educational resource available. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Home » Themes » Technology » Industry
Tynong GranitePrint Page 
A memorial commemorates the contribution of granite from the original Tynong Quarry which was used in the construction of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance which was dedicated in 1934. A local amateur geologist, Mary Ryan suggested the use of the granite to the War Memorial Committee. The slab of granite for this memorial was located in the Tynong School until its closure in c1950.
Tynong's local quarry provided the remarkable granite used to build one of the country's most famous monuments. The Melbourne shrine's distinctive silver-grey granite cladding came from this rocky outcrop just above the little town of Tynong, about one hour's drive east of Melbourne. A local amateur geologist, Mary Ann Ryan, who took granite samples to Melbourne was crucial in the Tynong stone being selected. The giant blocks were hauled to Melbourne where stonemasons fashioned the slabs of granite into fine, classical shapes and sculptures. The work took six years. The shrine opened to wide acclaim in 1934.
Location
| Address: | Railway Avenue, Behind War Memorial , Tynong, 3813 |
|---|---|
| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.084617 Long: 145.625743 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
|---|---|
| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 11th November, 2005 |
|---|
LOCAL AMATEUR GEOLOGIST, MARY ANN RYAN, SUGGESTED TO THE WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE THAT GRANITE FROM THE ORIGINAL TYNONG QUARRY BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE IN MELBOURNE.
DEDICATED ON THE 11TH NOVEMBER 1934
THIS MEMORIAL DEDICATED ON 11TH NOVEMBER 2005
SIGNIFIES THIS CONTRIBUTION AND RESIDED AT THE TYNONG STATE SCHOOL UNTIL ITS CLOSURE c1950 WHEN IT WAS RELOCATED TO THIS SITE.
