Conundrum at heart of War Memorialâs artwork
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Elizabeth FarrellyColumnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
April 24, 2021 â 4.36am
April 24, 2021 â 4.36am
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The First World War may be the stupidest ever waged. This tiff between inbred royal cousins engaged both of my grandfathers, one in Egypt, one at Gallipoli. And although they returned, millions of others lost their lives and millions more their happiness, not to mention the spin-off Second World War, and the rest of that maddened century. This presents a conundrum â how to revere the sacrifice without glorifying the war that demanded it â which sits at the heart of Fiona Hallâs beautiful artwork in the extended Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park. It returns to normal opening hours tomorrow, Anzac Day. To experience this work, in all its confident delicacy, is to wish fo
Ronan O Connell, CNN • Updated 20th January 2021
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Perth, Australia (CNN) It all began with a letter sent from inside an Australian tomb, a document so convincing that it prompted a US gang to sail some 20,000 kilometers (12,427 miles) to execute what could arguably be considered one of the most outrageous prison escapes in Australian history.
The year was 1876. Using a series of codes and disguises, the bold group snuck into Western Australia to free six Irish political prisoners.
Now, 145 years later, a new generation of Australians is learning about this prison break thanks to WA Museum Boola Bardip.
The museum, which reopened in November 2020, was closed for four years for redevelopment. Featuring eight new galleries, it s located on the same site it has occupied since 1891, when it opened as a geological museum in the Old Perth Gaol.