South African War Memorial, Brisbane

South African War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at ANZAC Square, 228 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was sculpted by James Laurence Watts from 1912 to 1919.

Photo: Figaro, Public domain.

Type: Memorial
Description: Heritage-listed war memorial in Brisbane, Queensland
Also known as: “South African War Memorial Sculpture”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ANZAC Square and Post Office Square.

ANZAC Square

Park

Photo: Figaro, Public domain.

ANZAC Square is a heritage-listed town square and war memorial located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a state memorial to the men and women who participated in overseas armed service and is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Post Office Square

Park

Photo: Figaro, Public domain.

Post Office Square is a public square in Brisbane, Australia. It is located between Queen Street and Adelaide Street in the Brisbane CBD, and has an area of 3,300 m2.

Central railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Central railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It is the principal station on the City network and is located in the north of the Brisbane central business district. Central railway station is situated 140 metres northwest of South African War Memorial, Brisbane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brisbane and Spring Hill.

Brisbane

Photo: Marku1988, CC BY 2.5.

Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland. Large enough to be cosmopolitan yet small enough to be friendly and accessible, Brisbane is a 'garden metropolis', famous for its leafy, open spaces and the pleasant pace of life that unfolds between the zig-zags of its iconic river.

Spring Hill

Suburb

Photo: Lilywatanabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Spring Hill is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of Brisbane's earliest suburbs. In the 2021 census, Spring Hill had a population of 6,593 people.

South Bank

Neighborhood

Photo: willislim, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Bank is a cultural, social, educational and recreational precinct in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The precinct is located in the suburb of South Brisbane, on the southern bank of the Brisbane River.

South African War Memorial, Brisbane

Category: historic site
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-27.46676° or 27° 28′ 0″ south

Longitude

153.02688° or 153° 1′ 37″ east

Open location code

5R4MG2MG+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4201467287

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q19879187

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