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Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph, Sydney, 11 November 1938 - photograph by Sam Hood (2985567476)
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Format: Film negative
Notes: The Cenotaph is one of Sydney's two major war memorials. The monument is an empty tomb in honour of the War dead and bears the famous inscription "Lest we forget".
Australia was emerging from the Depression and celebrating 150 years of European settlement. As people paused to remember World War I (1914-1918), the Second World War was less than a year away.
From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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A cenotaph is a monument or structure erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are buried elsewhere. The word "cenotaph" comes from the Greek words "kenos" (meaning "empty") and "taphos" (meaning "tomb"). Cenotaphs can be found in many cultures throughout history, and they are often used to commemorate military personnel who died in battle but whose bodies were not recovered. Cenotaphs can take various forms, including statues, columns, obelisks, or simple plaques, and they are often located in public spaces such as parks, town squares, or cemeteries.
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