Construction of the Australian War Memorial commenced in 1929. Shown here is a detail of the ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Accession Number XS0103
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Strangman, Richard Charles
Conflict Period 1930-1939
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Construction of the Australian War Memorial commenced in 1929. Shown here is a detail of the Commemorative Area and parapet under construction. In the background landscaping of Anzac Parade has begun, with a clear line of vision to the Provisional Parliament House and Capital Hill. Construction of the Australian War Memorial was completed in 1941.