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Winslow War Memorial

Location

Warrnambool-Caramut Road (High St?), Winslow VIC 3280

File Number

Original Hermes No: 121923

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Winslow war memorial, Winslow, probably erected after World War I, is a simple obelisk cut from rock-faced granite and set on a stone base. It remembers those men who died in the first and second world wars.

Why is it significant?
The WInslow war memorial, WInslow, erected after World War I, is of historical, aesthetic and social significance to Moyne Shire.

How is it significant?
The Winslow war memorial, Winslow, is of historical significance as a memorial to the local men who lost their lives as soldiers in World War I, and to those who served; and also as a memorial to those who served and died in later wars. It is also of historical significance as a symbol of public sentiment, its construction made possible by public funds.

The Winslow war memorial, Winslow, is of local aesthetic significance for its use of local stone and for its parkland setting.

The Winslow war memorial, WInslow, is of local social significance as a place of pilgrimage and remembrance for the local people of the district.

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