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Proposed monument in Sydney Harbour: Australia facing the dawn 1901

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Herbert Ernest Ross

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State Library of New South Wales

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Fort Denison

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Australia facing the dawn 1901

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Daily Telegraph 9 January 1901, p5 via Trove

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Ross, Herbert E

Architect and designing engineer who was a partner in the Sydney architectural firm Ross & Rowe.

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Sculpture

Fort Denison

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Rocky island in Sydney Harbour, colloquially known as Pinchgut, on which a Martello tower fort was built in the 1840s and 50s.

Federation of the Commonwealth of Australia celebrations 1901

Celebrations that took place throughout Australia in 1901 to mark the federation of the Australian commonwealth.

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Sydney Harbour

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The largest arm of Port Jackson, which extends west from the Heads past Balmain and meets the estuaries of the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers.

Ross, Herbert E

Architect and engineer who was one of the founders of Ross & Rowe, one of Sydney's most significant architectural firms between 1911 and 1937.

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Australia facing the dawn 1901

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Proposal for a colossal statue on Fort Denison to commemorate Federation in 1901 which was made in November 1899 by EW O' Sullivan, the New South Wales Government's Secretary for Public Works. While the idea remained under discussion for several years and several designs were submitted, it never came to pass.