damian
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Banjo Paterson had a way with wordsYes, most realistic, 1:1 scale figures !!!
This is the inscription on the monument with words from one of our iconic poets:
Boer War 1899 - 1902
When the dash and the excitement and the novelty are dead,
And you've seen a load of wounded once or twice.
Or you've watched your old mate dying - with the vultures overhead,
Well, you wonder if the war is worth the price.
And down along Monaro now they`re starting out to shear.
I can picture the excitement and the row ;
But they`ll miss me on the Lachlan when they call the roll this year,
For we`re going on a long job now.
A. B. Paterson 1902
The monument shows Australian troopers mounted on horses breaking through the trees of ANZAC Parade. The significance of the four troopers is that they represent a four-man section, a formation for fighting and patrolling. When they went into combat, three men would dismount while the fourth would lead the horses to cover. Letters from veteran Frederick Harper Booth are at the feet of the horses.
John
I like the way the statues are moving through a real landscape.
Very evocative