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Titanic Bandsmen's Memorial, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

The Titanic Bandsmen, led by Wallace Hartley, really did play on to almost the very end, by all accounts. We will never really know whether Nearer My God, to Thee or Autumn was the last tune they played, but their courage can be in no doubt. Here's the inscription:

        Erected by
The Citizens of Broken Hill
      As a Memorial
  To the Heroic Bandsmen
 of the Steamship Titanic
  Who Played to the End
[first few bars of NMGTT]
Calmly Faced Certain Death
Whilst Women, Children and
their Fellow Men were being
 Rescued from the Wreck of
 that Ill-Fated Vessel off
 the Coast of Newfoundland
     on April 15th 1912

Titanic Bandsmen's Memorial © Scott Carnie

This picture, taken by Andrew Rogers, shows the rear view of the memorial. The bandsmen are listed, along with the date th statue was erected.

W.HARTLEY   (BANDMASTER)
 C.KRINS.     R.BRICOUK.
J.L.HULME.  W.S.BRAILEY.
P.C.TAYLOR. J.F.C.CLARKE
     J.W.WOODWARD
         ----
TOTAL NUMBER SAVED 705
OUT OF A TOTAL OF 2,340 SOULS
         ----
UNVEILED BY HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR
  ALDERMAN T.F.HYNES,J.P.
    DECEMBER 21st  1913

Titanic Bandsmen's Memorial, Rear View © Andrew Rogers

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For tours of the Broken Hill area, including the Titanic Bandsmen's Memorial, see Broken Hill's Outback Tours web page. They also have advice on accommodation, such as the Royal Exchange Hotel, and other useful resources.

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