Cairns War Memorial

  • 600378
  • The Esplanade, Cairns

General

Cairns War Memorial (2013); Heritage Branch staff
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Classification
State Heritage
Register status
Entered
Date entered
21 October 1992
Type
Monuments and Memorials: Memorial/Monument - war
Theme
8.6 Creating social and cultural institutions: Commemorating significant events
Architect
Melrose & Fenwick
Builders
Garvey, MT
Orton, Harry
Royal Carriage Department (Woolwich, England)
TB O'Meara & Sons
Vickers Armstrong
Construction periods
1887, Cairns War Memorial - Gun (2) Naval - Vavasseur 5" breach loading gun
1925, Cairns War Memorial (WWI)
1940, Cairns War Memorial - Gun (1) Field Gun
1970–2003, Memorial garden walkway & WWII memorials
Historical period
1919–1930s Interwar period
Style
Classicism

Location

Address
The Esplanade, Cairns
LGA
Cairns Regional Council
Coordinates
-16.91721664, 145.77521746

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