| Anzac Square, Brisbane | |
|---|---|
 ANZAC Square—the statue in the centre of the photo is a memorial to Queenslanders who fought during the Second Boer War—1899–1902 | |
| Location | 228 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′59″S 153°01′36″E / 27.4665°S 153.0266°E |
| Design period | 1919–1930s (interwar period) |
| Built | 1928–1988 |
| Owner | Brisbane City Council |
| Official name | Anzac Square, 9th Battalion Memorial Anzac Square, Queensland Women's War Memorial |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600062 |
| Significant period | 1928–1988 (historical) 1928–1939 (park & memorials) 1988 (Korean & Vietnam War memorials) 1928– |
| Significant components | drinking fountain, pathway/walkway, memorial flame, memorial park, sculpture, shrine, wall/s, crypt / vault, steps/stairway, memorial surrounds/railings, memorial tree/avenue of trees |
  Location of Anzac Square, Brisbane in Queensland  ANZAC Square, Brisbane (Australia) | |
ANZAC Square is a heritage-listed town square and war memorial located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street (opposite Post Office Square), in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a state memorial to the men and women who participated in overseas armed service and is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade.
ANZAC Square was opened on Armistice Day, 1930.[1] It is also known as 9th Battalion Memorial and Queensland Women's War Memorial. ANZAC Square was registered on the (now inactive) Register of the National Estate in 1980 and added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[2]
ANZAC Square contains the Shrine of Remembrance and the 'Eternal Flame of Remembrance' held in a continuously lit bronze urn, dedicated on Tuesday, 11 November 1930.[3][4]
There is also the World War II Shrine of Memories. Daphne Mayo sculptured the Women's War Memorial that forms part of the memorial's wall.[4]
The external wall of the Shrine of Memories is dedicated to the 60,000 Queenslanders who fought in World War I.[4] There are also war-related statues, for various wars, including memorial statues for the Queensland soldiers who fought during the Second Boer War (1899–1902), as well as World War II, the Vietnam War and campaigns in Korea, Borneo and New Guinea.
On 27 May 2022, a sculptural memorial to Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service men and women, designed by Wakka Wakka artist, John Smith Gumbula and sculptor Liam Hardy, was added to Anzac Square. Cast in bronze, the memorial features life-size figures standing on a ‘Journey Stone’. Navy, Army and Air Force are represented alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander warriors and dancers, depicting a story of embarkation from home via air, land and sea.[5] State Library of Queensland holds a collection of videos relating to the making of this memorial.[6]
On 25 April, every year, a Dawn Service is held at the Shrine of Remembrance and ANZAC Square.[7]
- ^ Laverty, John (1997), "William Alfred Jolly: A slave to duty", in Shaw, Barry (ed.), Brisbane:Corridors of Power, Papers, vol. 15, Brisbane: Brisbane History Group Inc, p. 141, ISBN 0-9586469-1-0
- ^ "Anzac Square (entry 600062)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Shrine of Remembrance, ANZAC Square, Brisbane Archived 12 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Readshaw, Grahame (1987). Looking up looking back at old Brisbane. Bowen Hills, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. p. 10. ISBN 0-86439-032-7.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Memorial". Anzac Square & Memorial Galleries. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dedicated Memorial Queensland film project". State Library of Queensland. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Photo of the Dawn Service on ANZAC Day, at ANZAC Square". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2008.