Beagle readers, you may well wonder why you're looking at a large polished piece of granite & a brass plaque.
The members of Moruya RSL Sub -Branch early in 2021 decided to erect a monument at the RSL Memorial Hall to recognise & commemorate Australian members of our armed forces who have served our nation since Federation. The Sub-Branch then arranged for metal plaques to be manufactured identifying the major conflicts our nation has been involved in. It was decided that instead of the plaques being attached to the front wall they could be set into granite & a suitable memorial made. It was not possible to get a piece of our local granite for the memorial so it was ordered from Mt. Granite Quarries in Harcourt Victoria which is where this polished piece came from. There are 2 further pieces not shown here also polished and etched in gold ready for the plaques to be attached. The large, heavy pallet was transported to Canberra then Camerons H Hardware arranged to pick up & store the pallet & deliver it to the RSL Memorial Hall for which our members are very grateful,so "thank you" Camerons. Our Eurobodalla Shire ouncil has this week very kindly prepared & reinforced the area where the granite is to be fitted . Peter McMahon ,one of our local stonemasons, will be setting up the plaques & setting up the monument for us. It is proposed that the monument will be dedicated & unveiled on Saturday 19th November at 2pm. Rear Admiral Mark Campbell (RTD) AM will be official guest at the ceremony. All veterans & members of the public are invited to attend. Our normal RSL Sub-Branch meeting takes place next Tuesday,18th October at 2pm in the RSL Memorial Hall 11 Page St Moruya when this among other matters will be discussed.
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