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Port Adelaide Workers Memorial
The memorial as it appeared in 1938
ArtistMr John Tillett
YearBegun 1918 (1918); completed 1921 (1921)
TypeStatue
MediumGranite and marble
LocationCorner of Commercial Rd and St Vincent St, Port Adelaide, South Australia
OwnerCity of Port Adelaide Enfield

The Port Adelaide Workers Memorial is a public memorial sculpture located in Port Adelaide, South Australia which recognises people who have made a significant contribution to promoting workers' rights in the Port Adelaide community.

The memorial bears the names of many prominent figures in the South Australian trade union movement and Labor Party, as well as workers who served in the Great War of 1914 -1918.

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