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Mickleham War Memorial

Location

Mickleham Road MICKLEHAM, HUME CITY

File Number

Original Hermes No: 113996

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Statement of Significance

Recommended Level of Significance: Local

Erected in about 1920, the Mickleham War Memorial is of local historical and social significance as a representative example of the simple stone memorials erected by the residents of many rural communities to commemorate local participation in the Great War (World War I). Its significance is enhanced by the addition - on one side of the memorial - of the names of those in the district who served in World War II, and by the existence of the original enclosure.

In its prominent position on the roadside, a short distance from the former school building of Mickleham School No.1051 and opposite the former Methodist church, the memorial is a significant structure in the streetscape, and in the interpretation of the history of the community. It is further enhanced by the avenue of mature eucalytus trees within which it is set.

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