Ballarat -Eureka Stockade Anniversary and Ex POW Memorial

[sula_nebouxii]

As I've mentioned in posts before, OH's g-g-grandfather James Beattie was at the Eureka Stockade.

We were in Ballarat last weekend for the 153rd Anniversary and I thought I would post some of the photos I took there.

Sula

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The pictures above are of the Eureka Stockade Memorial.

This is the plaque honouring the diggers and soldiers who died, and the last one is of the Eureka Centre.

Sula

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The Eureka flag is on display, but is kept in very low light, so of course it can't be photographed.

I saw it for the first time, and it just blew me away - I won't need any photos to remember it.

Sula

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The following photos are of the Ex - POW memorial in Ballarat.
There are over 35,000 names on the granite wall to the left of the photos.

I haven't been able to find a list of names on the net, but I did find this contact info:
Liz Heagney, Secretary, Ex-POW Memorial Committee
Email: liz[at]ex-powmemorial.org.au        replace [at] with @

Sula

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In the middle of the wall are obelisks engraved with the names of countries where POW's were held.  They are intended to be surrounded by water, but water restrictions prevent this.

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The fallen obelisk represents those who died in captivity

[Bellejazz]

Thanks for posting that Sula.
I am from Ballarat, but it's been awhile since I have been there, living in WA now.

My Great Uncle, Ken Richmiller, is on the POW memorial. He died as a Prisoner of the Japanese at Sandakan in Borneo. I think it's a really nice memorial.

- Belinda.

[tropicalj]

Thank you very much Sula  for  posting  those pictures up for everyone to see.

Australia is  such a big country and  many of  us may  never get the chance to visit Ballarat.  It is on  our  retirment journey plan though.  However your lovely  photos are very  moving and a joy  to  look at.

My dad's cousin name is on  there  as a POW   Alfred Shoebridge,  he was a prisoner of  the Japs at Changi cptured as a rather young chap   he  lived  only  till he was 50, he never really  recovered.  The  momument  is quite something.

kind regards Jenn