War Memorials Of Victoria: A Pictorial Record
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Ex-RSL stamps in front end pages - otherwise clean copy
Across the towns, suburbs, and landscapes of Victoria, stone soldiers stand sentinel, bronze plaques gleam in sunlight, and cenotaphs rise skyward — each a silent testament to those who gave their lives in service. War Memorials of Victoria: A Pictorial Record presents a sweeping and meticulously compiled photographic survey of the war memorials scattered throughout the state of Victoria, Australia, capturing in vivid detail the remarkable diversity of commemorative art and architecture that communities erected to honour their fallen. Researched by Harold Bradley, Bob Christey, Damien Cook, and Coleyn Williams, and compiled and designed by Max Parsons and Syd Trigellis-Smith, this authoritative volume was produced under the auspices of the Returned & Services League, Victorian Branch — lending it an unimpeachable sense of purpose and authenticity. The work stands as both a historical document and a visual archive of grief, pride, and communal memory, illustrating how Australians have long translated sacrifice into stone, bronze, and public space. It chronicles the evolution of memorial design across generations of conflict, from the Boer War through to the World Wars, revealing as much about the communities that built them as the soldiers they remember. For historians, genealogists, architects, and anyone with a personal connection to Australia's military past, this record raises a quietly urgent question: how many of these memorials have we passed without truly seeing?
Author: Harold Bradley, Bob Christey, Damien Cook, Coleyn Williams
Format: Hardback
Published: 1994, The Returned & Services League, Victorian Branch
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Ex-RSL stamps in front end pages - otherwise clean copy
Across the towns, suburbs, and landscapes of Victoria, stone soldiers stand sentinel, bronze plaques gleam in sunlight, and cenotaphs rise skyward — each a silent testament to those who gave their lives in service. War Memorials of Victoria: A Pictorial Record presents a sweeping and meticulously compiled photographic survey of the war memorials scattered throughout the state of Victoria, Australia, capturing in vivid detail the remarkable diversity of commemorative art and architecture that communities erected to honour their fallen. Researched by Harold Bradley, Bob Christey, Damien Cook, and Coleyn Williams, and compiled and designed by Max Parsons and Syd Trigellis-Smith, this authoritative volume was produced under the auspices of the Returned & Services League, Victorian Branch — lending it an unimpeachable sense of purpose and authenticity. The work stands as both a historical document and a visual archive of grief, pride, and communal memory, illustrating how Australians have long translated sacrifice into stone, bronze, and public space. It chronicles the evolution of memorial design across generations of conflict, from the Boer War through to the World Wars, revealing as much about the communities that built them as the soldiers they remember. For historians, genealogists, architects, and anyone with a personal connection to Australia's military past, this record raises a quietly urgent question: how many of these memorials have we passed without truly seeing?