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As a self-taught sculptor and monumental mason committed to New Zealand subject-matters, William Trethewey would find neither fame nor fortune. He did, however, craft one of the nation’s finest First World War memorials.

A self-taught sculptor and monumental mason committed to New Zealand subject-matters, William Trethewey crafted one of the nation’s finest First World War memorials.
The Massey Memorial at Point Halswell, Wellington,
A 26-kg koru-shaped capsule located beside the Erebus disaster memorial cross on Mt Erebus.
Memorial to Robert Falcon Scott in the Queenstown Gardens
Family members of Erebus disaster victims were invited to the unveiling of Momentum, a sculpture marking the significant events in Air New Zealand’s history.
Deputy Leader at Scott Base, Ted Robinson, and building services officer, Garth Varcoe making the Erebus memorial cross that was dedicated in December 1979
Initial memorials and memorial services to mark the Erebus disaster
Service on Antarctica marking 25 years since the Erebus disaster
he Beverley Price memorial track near Puhoehoe
View Antarctic sites of significance in NZ in a larger map Click on map to zoom in and explore the memorials and places indicated. This map looks even better in Google Earth: Launch in Google Earth (don't have Google Earth? - download it here) Antarctic sites of significance in NZ About this map This map is not comprehensive. Some buildings, memorials or gravesites referred to may also have been demolished or relocated.
Erebus disaster memorial window in St Stephen's Church, Whangaparaoa.
Memorial plaque and windows in St Matthew in the City Church, Auckland, dedicated to those who died in the Mt Erebus disaster.
Memorial plaque and gardens dedicated to the crew and attendants who died in the Erebus disaster.
The memorial to victims of the Mt Erebus disaster at Waikumete Cemetery in Auckland.
There are a number of memorials in New Zealand to British explorer Captain Robert Scott.
Memorial cross on Mt Erebus. The cross is located approximately 3 km south-east of the 1979 crash site.
he memorial to Robert Scott in Christchurch
Cannon and plaque commemorating the wreck of the topsail schooner Falcon in the early hours of 1 March 1840.
The Imperial Camel Corps Memorial in Victoria Gardens, Thames Embankment, London. 

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