ANZAC MEMORIAL. FAMOUS SCULPTOR’S DESIGN. “IDEAL SITE CHOSEN.” QUEENSLAND’S WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. SIR Bertram Mackennal [ sic, Edgar Bertram Mackennal ] was present at a special meeting of the ANZAC Memorial Committee at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon [ 24 January 1927 ]. He submitted a rough design of a memorial, which was approved. He Read more…
ABOVE: Canon David Garland was “on the air” as early as Monday, 9 August 1926, as this excerpt from “The Northern Star” (Lismore, New South Wales) of 7 August 1926 (page 9), reveals. Fr Garland had two hard acts to follow – Australia’s Governor-General, The Lord Stonehaven [ Sir John Lawrence Read more…
“THE SACRED SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE” BRISBANE’S TRIBUTE TO ANZACS COMMEMORATION AT THE EXHIBITION SPEECHES BY REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS THE large and reverent audience at the Exhibition Hall last evening [ 26 April 1926 ], when the customary civic commemoration of Anzac Day took place, was proof that spirit of the Read more…
ABOVE: Canon Garland (centre) is pictured flanked by the Church of England clergy from Bulimba and Morningside parishes for the annual Anzac Day “pilgrimage” to the Avenue of Honour at Brisbane’s Bulimba Cemetery on Sunday, 25 April 1926. This image appeared (page 10) in “The Brisbane Courier” the following day. AT BULIMBA CEMETERY HANDING Read more…
Efficient Service. Soldiers’ Help Society. “OUR work is not of the character which now attracts much attention, but it is widespread,” said Canon Garland [ David John Garland ], director of The Soldiers’ Church of England Help Society, in his report at the annual meeting held at The Anzac Home, Read more…
THE CEMETERIES. WREATHS PLACED ON GRAVES. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT TOOWONG. AT 9 am on Saturday [ 25 April 1925 ] a large crowd assembled at The Stone of Remembrance, Toowong Cemetery, where the Rev. Canon D.J. Garland [ David John Garland ] conducted a memorial service. The people mustered at the cemetery gates Read more…