The artwork pays tribute to the people from across NSW who offered to serve in the Great War and the ongoing service and sacrifice of NSW servicemen and servicewomen. It contributes a significant new civic space to Sydney’s cultural landscape and provides space to pause and reflect on the enormity of service and sacrifice across generations.
On this day
On this day
12 December
1917 — More than 500 French soldiers were killed when their overloaded troop train crashed and burned at Modane, France
1941 — In response to the increasing threat from JAPAN, the War Cabinet of the Australian Government decided that women and children should be evacuated from DARWIN
1941 — The United States seized control of the luxurious French liner NORMANDIE. This ship of 85,000 tons had been held in New York since June 1940. Re-named USS LAYFAYETTE, it caught fire and capsized during refit on 9 February 1942