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St. Arnaud War Memorial

Location

Napier Street ST ARNAUD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

File Number

Original Hermes No: 111540

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Statement of Significance

The War Memorial in the Municipal Reserve, corner of Napier and Market Streets, St. Arnaud, has significance as a memorial to those soldiers who lost their lives in the conflicts of World War II, Malaya and Borneo, Korea, and Vietnam between 1939 and 1973.

The War Memorial in the Municipal Reserve, corner of Napier and Market Streets, is historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with local soldiers from St. Arnaud who lost their lives during World War II (1939-45), and the conflicts in Malaya (1948-60), Borneo (1962-66), Vietnam (1962-73) and Korea (1950-53). The Memorial is subsequently highly valued and recognised by the St. Arnaud community for cultural and commemorative reasons.

Overall, the War Memorial in the Municipal Reserve, corner of Napier and Market Streets, is of LOCAL significance.

RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL

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