The Point Hicks obelisk, this commemorates Captain Cooks’ first sighting of mainland Australia in 1770. The plaque reads:
Lieutenant James Cook, R.N. Of the Endeavour, First Sighted Australia Near This Point, Which He Named Point Hicks After Lieutenant Zachary Hicks Who First Saw the Land. April 19th (Ship’s Log Date). April 20th (Calendar Date). 1770.
The Manifold Clock Tower in Camperdown. The tower was built with a bequest from T.P. Manifold, Esq, and donated to the town of Camperdown in 1896.
The Eternal Flame in the Second World War Forecourt of the Shrine of Remembrance.
ANZAC IS NOT MERELY ABOUT LOSS. IT IS ABOUT COURAGE
AND ENDURANCE, AND DUTY, AND LOVE OF COUNTRY,
AND MATESHIP, AND GOOD HUMOUR,
AND THE SURVIVAL OF A SENSE OF SELF-WORTH,
AND DECENCY IN THE FACE OF DREADFUL ODDS
The inscription on the western wall of the Shrine.:
“LET ALL MEN KNOW THAT THIS IS HOLY GROUND. THIS SHRINE, ESTABLISHED IN THE HEARTS OF MEN AS ON THE SOLID EARTH, COMMEMORATES A PEOPLE’S FORTITUDE AND SACRIFICE. YE THEREFORE THAT COME AFTER, GIVE REMEMBRANCE.“
Melbourne”s Shrine of Remembrance – “We Will Remember Them”.
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The Shakespeare Memorial Fountain and Clock Tower. Historic England note that the memorial is a commemorative clock tower incorporating horse troughs and a drinking fountain dating from 1886-7. The memorial was given to Stratford-upon-Avon by the American publisher George William Childs. It also celebrates of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee.
One of the joys of arriving in town late is having everything to yourself, the tourist buses have a rolled out for the day, and the masses are gone. It does make the photography a challenge though with all the shadows!
The lion sculptures were added to the Wellington Cenotaph to commemorate those lost in World War 2.