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Yarra Glen Memorial Hall
The land was purchased on October 2, 1925.
On February 15, 1951 the first Yarra Glen Memorial Hall was burnt down.
The second Memorial Hall was opened on 27th May 1954 at a cost of 12,500 pounds.
The Memorial Hall underwent a $1 million renovation during the winter 2011.
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Rudolph Street (now ANZAC Ave) at Bell Street
ANZAC Avenue at Bell Street
Melway p275-A1 |
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Yarra Glen War Memorial
South Face
J. Irvine
J. Jell
A. McLeod
L. McLeod
H. Marshall
S. Mills
J. Pickering
S. Smedley
R. Waight
J. Wilson
D. Shillito,
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East Face
This monument is erected by the citizens of Yarra Glen and District under the auspices of Welcome Home League to perpetuate the memory of the men who gave their lives in the
Great War
1914-1919
World War II 1939-45
Malaya
Borneo
Korea
Vietnam
Unveiled 8 October 1921 |
North Face
J. Armstrong
J.Bell
H.Conway
C.Dinsdale
E.Farnsworth
C.Gedye,
W.Holding
C.Hubbard
E.Hubbard
A.Hunt
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The monument was unveiled on 8th October 1921, originally at the intersection of the Melba Highway and the Healesville Road. It was moved to the corner of ANZAC Avenue in front of the Memorial Hall in 1998. In 2020, the memorial once more moved to a safer loaction in McKenzie Reserve next to the CFA Building on ANZAC Avenue. For more on the Yarra Glen Memorial cenotaph, view the details web page.
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20 ANZAC Avenue in McKenzie Reserve
Melway p275-A1
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Yarra Glen Avenue of Honour
East Face
This Avenue of Honour is dedicated to those men of
the 1st AIF who volunteered to serve in World War I
(1914 - 1918) |
J. Armstrong
J.Bell
H.Conway
C.Dinsdale
E.Farnsworth
C.Gedye,
W.Holding
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C.Hubbard
E.Hubbard
A.Hunt
J. Irvine
J. Jell
A. McLeod
L. McLeod
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H. Marshall
S. Mills
J. Pickering
S. Smedley
R. Waight
J. Wilson
D. Shillito
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"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
LEST WE FORGET
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West Face
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"O pause for a moment wheree'r you may be
Who breathe the sweet air of this land of the free
And ponder the question ; What more could they give,
Whose fate was to die that the Nation should live?
Today, where the Yarra flows down from the Glen
And spreads its wide waters o'er moorland and fen,
In honor of those whose brave spirits are flown
The people unveil their memorial stone,
Its tapering finger that points to the sky
Shall carry their names to the Throne up on high,
And - firm as their hearts when they fronted the fo' -
Shall tell of their deeds through the ages below
So think of the hearts that are mourning today
For heroes who sleep in a land far away,
And stand for a moment with uncovered head
While Yarra Glen district pays court to its Dead"
G.D.N.
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On Sunday 2 May 1948 a Commemoration Service was conducted by the Yarra Glen & District Tourist and Progress Association and the RSSILA at which the avenue of oak trees was dedicated as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the two world wars. The trees were donated by Major E Lang.
The street was re-named ANZAC Avenue at some time between 1948 and 1968.
The plaques were erected on 9 November 2009 courtesy of grants from the Victorian Veterans Council and the Australian Department of Veterans Affairs. The monument was formally unveiled at a ceremony on 21 February 2010 by the Hon Alan Griffin, MP, Minister for Veterans Affairs.
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East Face
West Face
ANZAC Avenue at Bell Street
Melway p275-A1
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Yarra Glen and District Honour Roll
| HONOUR ROLL |
| 1914 - 1918 |
Abassie, A.
Ayres, L.E.
Ayres, S.E.
Armstrong, J.
Bell, J.C.
Chandler, C.
Clark, S.T.C.
Conway, H.
Dinsdale, C.
Farnsworth, E.
Gammom, W.
Gedye, C.
Hubbard, C.
Hubbard, E.
Hunt, A.
Holding, W.C.
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Irvine, J.
Jell, J.
Marshall, H.S.
McKindley, J.
McLeod, A.
McLeod, L.
Mills, S.
North, C.
Pickering, J.
Plunkett, W.
Rentel, H.
Shillito, D.
Smedley, S.S.
Smith, G.
Waight, R.N.
Wilson, J.V.
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| 1939 - 1945 |
Bates, L.
Cary, A.
Gallettly, A.
Hanlon, N.
Hilms, W.
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McLeod, L.
Morris, A.
Walters, G.
West, P
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Memorial Hall
Melway p275-A1 |
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Boar War Plaque
In Memoriam
Jepthah Jonson
Killed in Action at Hartebeestfontein S. Africa
18th February 1900
Andrew Thomas Woodman
Killed in Action at Ottoshoot S. Africa
20th August 1900
Orbost Volunteers to South African War
Returned to Orbost RSL
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McLeod Memorial Window
| === In Loving Memory of my Sons === |
Leslie John McLeod
Died 29 August 1915 |
Alexander John McLeod
Died 16 August 1915 |
Othel Keith McLeod
Died 9 September 1943 |
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St Paul's Anglican Church
Melway p275-A1 |
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Holding Memorial Plaque
In Loving Memory of
Our Son & Brother
Private
William Charles Holding
Who Died of Wounds
At Etretat - France on 16.1.17
Aged 21 Years |
St Paul's Anglican Church
Melway p275-A1 |
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Steels CreekHonor Roll
| 1914 - 1918 |
J. FLETCHER
S. FLETCHER
J. GORDON
+ E. HUBBARD
+ C. HUBBARD
R. HUBBARD
B. HUBBARD
+ A. HUNT
C. JELL M.M.
+ J. JELL
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M. KEATING
L. MORRIS
R. MORRIS
O. MORRIS
J. NAIRNE
W. NAIRNE
H. PARTINGTON
J. PARTINGTON
N. PARTINGTON
G. McLAINE
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RESIDENTS
P. F. DOWNER . S. PITCHER . T. WILLIAMS . D. CHISHOLM
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| 1939 - 1945 |
A. J. ADAMS RAAF
W. D. ADAMS
L. R. ADAMS
A. V. ADAMS
R. ADAMS
R. V. ADAMS
+ L. BATES
E. A. CAREY RAAF
+ A. E. CAREY RAAF
G. COLLINSON RAAF
W. HUNT
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M. FULLARTON RAAF
R. FULLARTON
R. KAYO
H. HUNT
+ A. MORRIS
L. HARGREAVES
O HARGREAVES AWAS
A. MARTIN
R. WILLIAMS
T. THOMPSON
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+ denotes killed |
Steels Creek Community Centre
699 Steels Creek Road
Melway p610-Q12 |
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Dixons Creek School Honor Roll
| DIXON'S CREEK SCHOOL & DISTRICT
ROLL OF HONOR |
SCHOOL
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DISTRICT
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Sister J.M.White
F.H. Lyons
F.N. Conradi
R.N. Waight X
S.E. Ayres X
L.E. Ayres X
F.L. Mills
A. Abassie X
J. McKinley X
S.F. Beach
S. Smedley X
J. Smedley
J. Wilson
W.R.L. Smith
W. Barrett
R. Harding
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N. Christensen
S.T.C. Clark X
J. Gordon
L.A. Kilby
N.L. Partington
H.W. Partington
J.H. Partington
F.H.E. Smith
E.F.R. Smith
W.S. Cunnington
L. Coninell (L. Cornell?)
D. Buchanan
J. Bell X
A.J. Brown
T. Bowling
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X = killed |
Dixons Creek School
1815 Melba Hwy
Melway p610-Q12 |
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Christmas Hills Cenotaph
In Memory of the Men
of Christmas Hill
Who laid down their lives
for King and Country
In the Great War 1914-1919
Greater Love Hath No Man.
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Corner of Eltham-Yarra Glen Road and Ridge Road
Melway p265-H12 |
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Christmas Hills Roll of Honor
"Lest We Forget"
Killed in Action
John V. Wilson
Harry Conway
George B. Muir
George P. M. Saltau
Herbert Borner
Arthur S. Ashmore
James E. Betts
Harold T. Muir
1914 - 1919
Erected by Christmas Hills Red Cross Branch |
Mechanics Hall
Melway p265-H12 |
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Christmas Hills ANZAC Medal
This medal was awarded to Pte. George P. M. Saltau, 1829, upon his return from combat by the Christmas Hills Welcome Home League.
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COLDSTREAM & YERING
WAR MEMORIAL
In memory of
the following volunteers who enlisted
from Coldstream and Yering
to serve in the First World War
Bamber H.
Bamber E.A.
Black H.C.
Black V.F.
Butcher T.
Currell F.
Donleavey J.
Ferguson H.
Fraser C.
Fraser G.
+ Fraser J |
Gilbert A.
Gilbert E.
Gilbert G.
Guiney H.
+ Holland A.S.
Kerr T.
King R.J.
Lawlor K.C.L.
+Lawlor L.J. |
+ Lawlor R.B.
Lester J.
Mathers J.
McClure J.
Newman H.
Parkinson W.G.
Reade J.
Reade W.J.
Reid N.
Rowney H.P. |
Sharpe E.
Sharpe R.
Smith E.
Tanner J.F.
Timms B.
Timms S.
Towt G.J.
Towt H.
Upton M.J.
Wheeler J.
Wilson H.R. |
+ Died in service LEST WE FORGET
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Corner of Melba and Maroondah Hwys
Melway p282-A1
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| World War I Avenue of Honor  On July 26th 1918 an avenue of Australian gum trees were planted in a line which stretched along Maroondah Hwy from this point in honor of those men and women from this area who enlisted in the First World War. Although the trees have now disappeared, this plaque, unveiled on November 13th 1994, commemorates this avenue of honor.
Photo: Dame Nellie Melba plants the first tree in memory of Capt. Fitzclarence, killed in action on Gallipoli with the British Army.
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Australia Remembers 1945-1995
In tribute to the men and women of Coldstream and Yering who served in the following conflicts
The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
Donleavy J.
Supple J. | Towt F.
Towt W. |
The second World War 1939-1945
Bennett G.
Cawood E.
Cope A.
Cope E.
Costello L.
Fielding E.
Fraser C.
Fraser J.W.
Fraser R. |
Hagan J.
Howell H.
Ivory R.
Lindsay W.L.
Lithgow R.
Mays A.
Mays E.
Monds A. |
Monds C.
Monds E.
Morton D.
+Saunders G.
Silby P.
Skate D.
Supple F.
Supple N.
Young J.P. |
+ Died while P.O.W. on Ambon
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