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Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun

Location

Anzac Road, Moe VIC 3825

File Number

Original Hermes No: 119663

Level

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Bofors anti-aircraft gun now mounted on a plinth and situated within the median strip in Anzac Road, Moe is thought to be similar to those installed by the Commonwealth Government around Yallourn Power Station as part of defence measures during World War II. It was declared surplus and installed on this site in the 1970s and was originally adjacent to the World War I memorial, which has since been relocated to another site. A tree using a seed from the 'Lone Pine' has been planted nearby.

How is it significant?
The Bofors anti-aircraft gun is of local historic significance to Latrobe City.

Why is it significant?
Historically, although it is no longer on its original site the Bofors Gun is significant as an object that provides a tangible reminder of the measures that were taken to defend Victoria's power supplies during World War II. As many of the physical reminders of the defence measures have now been demolished or removed, the Bofors gun provides an opportunity for this little-known but very important story to be more widely known and understood. (RNE criteria A.4, C.2 and D.2).

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