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File - Suggestion of an unknown Soldier's Memorial in Martin Place Sydney, 1977

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Unique IDA-00099121SeriesTown Clerk's Department Correspondence Files, 1914-1978 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 6th October 1977 and 25th October 1977Date qualifierexactFormatRegistered FileDescriptionFile includes correspondence between The Council and W.G. Williams of the The Returned Services League of Australia (NSW branch) regarding the RSL's request and initiative for the establishment of a shrine or memorial to an unknown Soldier in Martin Place. The Oxford Dictionary definition of a Cenotaph, being 'An empty tomb, a sepulchral monument erected in honor of a person whose body is elsewhere' is included. There is a list of objections to the proposal to remove the body of a fallen WWI soldier interned at Westminster Abbey.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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File - Suggestion of an unknown Soldier's Memorial in Martin Place Sydney, 1977