It's hoped visitors will now be more easily able to interact with the sculpture, and even pat the donkey.
It took hours to crane Simpson and his donkey back into place at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Friday.One of the Australian War Memorial 's most iconic sculptures, of Simpson and his donkey, has been craned back into place after a three-year hiatus.
It's also a tale which has been told to successive generations of Australian schoolchildren as part of the story of the landing at Gallipoli, which claimed so many lives. Gallipoli hero John Simpson Kirkpatrick, pictured here with his donkey, in a photo provided by the Defence Department, date unknown.He then spent time in Australia, where he was, as Australian War Memorial Director Matt Anderson described it, a "knockabout".Instead, in April 1915 he found himself at Anzac Cove.
"I think it's just a much larger story than just Gallipoli. It's a story about all of those in our community who are prepared for service." The statue of Simpson and his donkey was first installed at the memorial in 1988, and parts of the sculpture show its popularity with visitors, she said. In the next week, the southern entrance of the site will be signed off by inspectors, meaning it can be opened to the public ahead of Christmas.The large crane will also come down early in the new year, while new galleries will also open throughout 2025.
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