ðə sˈɛnətˌæf wʌz ʌnvˈeɪld ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst fˈoːɹtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, baɪ ðə ðˈɛn ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, ɡɹˈeɪəm tˈɑːmsən, ænd ðə fˈɜːst ˈɑːɹmɪstɪs dˈeɪ əbzˈɜːvəns tˈʊk plˈeɪs æt ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ stɹˈiːt mˈɑːnjuːmənt ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
The Cenotaph was unveiled on August 14, 1923, by the then Governor, Graeme Thomson, and the first Armistice Day observance took place at the Church Street Monument on 11 November 1923.