www.monumentaustralia.org

Seafarers MemorialPrint Page Print this page

Seafarers Memorial : 21-April-2012
Seafarers Memorial : 21-April-2012
Seafarers Memorial : 21-April-2012

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The monument commemorates those who have died at sea on Victoria`s West Coast.

The anchor was discovered in Port Phillip in 1936.

Location

Address:Great Ocean Road, Aireys Inlet, 3231
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.461578
Long: 144.106002
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
View Google Map

Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Maritime
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:
Designer:
Artist:
Monument Manufacturer:
Link:

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 26th May, 1991
Approx. Monument Dedication Date:
Front Inscription
Left Side Inscription

Chronological List of Wrecks

[ Year / Ship ]

Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription

Dedicated to all seamen, passengers and rescuers who lost their life on the Victorian western coastline.

"More large ships have been wrecked along Victoria`s West Coast than on any other comparable stretch of coastline of Australia and the stories of their loss are woven into legend and romance which surrounds the golden years of last century" J.L. 

Unveiled by the Governor of Victoria His Excellency Dr. Davis McCaughey on 26th May 1991

Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au