East Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Oceania

John F. Kennedy Memorial

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

1. John F. Kennedy Memorial Marker

Inscription. This Memorial signifies the grateful recognition by the citizens of this City for the service given by
John F. Kennedy
as President of the United States of America
1960 - 1963

Erected 1965.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 37° 48.834′ S, 144° 58.584′ E. Marker is in East Melbourne, Victoria, in Melbourne. It can be reached from Treasury Place 0.1 kilometers south of Premiers Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Treasury Place, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

in Australasia,

in the Pacific Ocean,

in South Pacific,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fitzroy Gardens Welcome (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Old Treasury Building (about 210 meters away); Taken not Given (about 210 meters away); Charles George Gordon

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(approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Captain Cook's Pine (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Alcaston House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); A Great Australian Tree (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Coaxial Cable - Sydney to Melbourne (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Melbourne.

Also see . . . John F. Kennedy Memorial. City Collection - City of Melbourne

Location: Treasury Gardens Bronze bas relief head set in a granite boulder. Decorated with natural rocks, plants and slate surroundings. An official war artist, Ewers produced many fine memorials in the wake of the war, including the Drouin War Memorial, the Kakoda Memorial in Papua New Guinea and the Sir Thomas Blamey Memorial in Melbourne. Raymond Ewers said of his portrait, "Different people remember President Kennedy at different periods in his life. I chose to depict him worried and serious as he was shortly before his death." Following the 1963 slaying of John F. Kennedy, Ewers was commissioned to cast a bronze portrait of the former US president. This was set in a granite boulder and sited in the tranquil Japanese Gardens within Treasury
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

2. John F. Kennedy Memorial and Fountain
Gardens. The superintendent of Parks & Gardens and the city architect were responsible for site design and installation, which included remodelling the ornamental lake and building a bridge to the island where the monument would form the centrepiece. A paved area and a bronze flagpole were added, with the intention of reflecting Kennedy’s final resting place at Arlington. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was something of a new breed of US politician. Born to a wealthy family with political pedigree, he was the youngest man ever elected president, and he brought vibrancy to government that gave hope to many Americans. Kennedy was sworn in as president in January 1961, calling his campaign ‘The New Frontier’. Besides averting a nuclear war with the Soviets over the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, his administration spearheaded many progressive causes. While riding in an open-top limousine through the streets of Dallas, Texas, Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald on 22 November 1963. This memorial is particularly significant for being a rare monument to an American. Memorials to prominent British figures attest to Australia’s links with
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

3. John F. Kennedy Memorial
a few metres to the north of the marker
the British Empire, but ours is not a society to commemorate with such solemnity its alliances with the US. One of the memorial’s plaques reads: ‘This memorial signifies the grateful recognition / by the citizens of this city for the service / given by John F. Kennedy / as President of the United States of America / 1961–1963’.

(Submitted on May 27, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

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Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

4. John F. Kennedy Memorial

unveiling plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 27, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.