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30-October-2016
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams
The sculpture commemorates windjammer sailors, who in the 19th and mid-20th century often risked their lives in perilous weather to sail wind ships (windjammers) carrying critical cargoes in and out of Australian ports to foreign lands.
Location
| Address: | 2 Murray Street, Australian National Maritime Museum, Pyrmont Wharf Foreshore, Darling Harbour, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.868191 Long: 151.198059 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Artist: | Brett Garling |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 27th April, 2016 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAWindjammer Sailors
Vital to the devlopment of Australia
Presented by Rear Admiral Andrew J. Robertson AO, DSC, RAN(Rtd) after concept by Dennis Adams OAM
April 2016
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
