Townsville War Memorial

This clocktower memorial is constructed of rock-faced grey granite blocks, rising to a height of 25 feet and standing on octagonal steps of pink (Townsville) granite. The base is of rough marble and has buttresses at the corners, each supporting three columns of Queensland marble and capped by an angle buttress of finer white marble. On each face of the base of the clocktower is a leaded marble plate. The plates are supported on marble brackets. The clocktower originally had a 4-faced clock but the clock has been replaced by copper plaques bearing the badges of Australian fighting services. The tower is capped by a granite cornice. A hand activated recording plays the Last Post, Advance Australia Fair and provides details of Australian war involvement.