About 45 minutes from Queenstown is the small township of Glenorchy, I’ll have another post coming up in the next few days about the town but in the meantime, I wanted to quickly share a little about the War Memorial … Continue reading Glenorchy War Memorial
Visiting Wellington last week I took the opportunity to visit Te Papa – Museum of New Zealand to visit their Gallipoli exhibition. The exhibit was created by Weta Workshop, the same team who bought the movies from the The Lord of … Continue reading Gallipoli Exhibition at Te Papa, Wellington
Overlooking the historic gold mining town of Arrowtown in Central Otago is the War Memorial and across the road the interesting, historic cemetery. The War Memorial is currently undergoing renovations, due for completion by ANZAC Day, 25th April 2015. The memorial … Continue reading Arrowtown War Memorial and Cemetery
Text taken from sign to the right – Like the rest of New Zealand, the Queenstown community was unprepared for the heavy human losses suffered in World War One. Fundraising for a memorial to remember the district’s servicemen began in … Continue reading Queenstown Fallen Soldiers Memorial (War Memorial)
In my Grandfather’s War Diary entry from Friday August 21 1942, he visits Jerusalem, Bethlehem & the British War Cemetery. He said “NZ paid for decorating of chapel. Some wonderful mosaic work & really a credit.” He most likely took (or purchased) … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – British War Cemetery – Jerusalem (photos taken 1942)
After work on Monday, I decided that a quick visit to the Reed Gallery on the 3rd floor of the Public Library was in order, to visit their exhibit called Keepsakes – Rediscovered Souvenirs of the Great War. Until the end … Continue reading Keepsakes – Rediscovered Souvenirs of the Great War – Dunedin Public Library
On Friday at lunchtime, I popped along to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery to check out the ANZAC exhibit by photographer Laurence Aberhart. Previous times I have been to the gallery has been at a weekend when its very busy, but … Continue reading ANZAC photos by Laurence Aberhart at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery
The Auckland War Memorial Museum is right in the middle of the city in the expansive Auckland Domain, its an imposing building right on the top of the hill. Originally built in the 1920s as a memorial to those who … Continue reading Auckland War Memorial Museum
