Ballarat
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York Minster,
Great Britain.
Shopping Mall,
Dubai
Closer to home…
Arch over
Avenue of Honour,
Ballarat.
Roll of Honour,
Avenue of Honour,
Ballarat.
Still in Australia…
El Alamein Fountain,
King’s Cross,
Sydney.
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Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Arches-Domes
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1956 Olympic rings at Ballarat’s
Lake Wendouree,
home to all rowing events in 1956.
Track and field and Opening/Closing Ceremonies
were held at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)…
…in front of the newly built Olympic Stand
and around 100,000 spectators.
The most recent Olympic Venue we have visited is
Whistler Mountain,
British Columbia,
Canada, 2018.
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One Word Sunday Challenge: Olympic
MCoW-Ballarat-9-WW_II
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A Memorial erected during the year
of the fiftieth anniversary…
…of the conclusion
of World War II.
Again from,
Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour.
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My-Corner-of-the-World: 27-05
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Albert Coates
Albert Coates was a wartime doctor in POW Camps.
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Again from,
Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour.
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My-Corner-of-the-World: 20-05
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Peter Lalor .
Peter Lalor was the fourth speaker
of Victoria’s Legislative Assembly.
He was also appointed leader of
the 1854 Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat.
Click here to find out more about
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Again from,
Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour.
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My-Corner-of-the-World: 0506
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MCoW-Ballarat-6-National-Service
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Although I did not complete any
National Service training…
…due to my health, the National Service raffle
is the only major raffle I have ever won.
Although I am a firm believer of National Service
(but not necessarily serving in a war zone),
after talking/working with some Vietnam Veterans
my health at the time may have been a blessing.
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Another of the many memorials in
Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour.
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My-Corner-of-the-World: 0506
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A statue….
…to commemorate
Adam Lindsay Gordon
living in Ballarat…
and also to commemorate
958,600 horse and mules
sent to the front during
World War I.
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Sculpture Saturday: 30
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MCoW-Ballarat-5-Arch-of-Victory
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The Grieving Mother Memorial,
of which I have shared several photos and posts
is situated in the left corner of this image
of Ballarat’s Arch of Victory.
Outbound view.
View entering Ballarat
The Ballarat Avenue of Honour is famous for being
the first avenue of its kind in Australia
(perhaps in the world)
and the longest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
It incorporates the Ballarat Arch of Victory and extends
for approximately 22 kilometres.
In total, the trees represent 3912 Ballarat and district
men and women who served in
World War One – 528 of whom
were killed in battle or died
of wounds or disease.
Source: Avenue of Honour, Ballarat
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My-Corner-of-the-World: #29
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In 2017, I was fortunate enough to gain
a preview of the
Grieving Mother Memorial
in Ballarat.
From memory the
Grieving Mother
had been designed and
created by local artists.
She was receiving some finishing touches
as I photographed her…
