by Susan | Jul 24, 2023 | Monuments
The Dalfram Dispute of 1938 occurred when Port Kembla workers refused to load pig iron onto the steamship Dalfram, headed for Japan, which was then at war with China. The action went against the Federal Lyons Government’s endorsed contract to provide 300,000 ton of...
by Susan | Jun 5, 2023 | Monuments
The Free Speech memorial was built to commemorate the free speech fights by workers and the unemployed in the area in the 1930s and in particular a young artist, Noel Counihan. The free speech gatherings were organized in response to a Victoria state government law...
by Susan | Mar 13, 2023 | Monuments
The monument commemorates the Australians who helped resettle Vietnamese boat people during the 1970s, and is dedicated to the thousands of refugees who died trying to escape Vietnam. This memorial is the first in Australia to commemorate the plight of the Vietnamese...
by Susan | Feb 20, 2023 | Monuments
The Peace Stone was a gift from the Japanese organization Shuyodan Hoseikai, The Society for Promoting Devoted Service and Sincerity. There are only four such stones outside of Japan; in addition to this one, in Sao Paolo, Berlin and San Francisco. Each Peace Stone...
by Susan | Jan 1, 2022 | Monuments
This peace memorial, located on the sidewalk by Wesley Church, commemorates the prayers from the children of CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting), held in Perth in early 2011. The main plaque at its base explains: The Children’s Peace Project...
