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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the Swan Bells and their tower.
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Bells and a tower
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1725–1770
Recast in England
Three generations of the Rudhall family recast the bells of St Martin-in-the-Fields.
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1727
A coronation
The bells ring for the coronation of George II, and go on to ring for every coronation since.
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1942
El Alamein
The bells ring to celebrate the victory at El Alamein.
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1988
A bicentenary gift
Twelve of the bells are given to Western Australia for the bicentenary.
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2000
The tower
The Bell Tower is completed in Barrack Square.
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October 2018
The ANZAC Bell
The 6,500 kg Great ANZAC Bell, cast in Western Australia, is installed.
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11 November 2018
Armistice centenary
The ANZAC Bell rings for the first time, a hundred years after the Armistice.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
