The Sunshine Valley Gazette

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Woombye monument stands to ensure we remember them

The Woombye War Memorial is located in Memorial Park, Woombye. The Lands Department was petitioned by the Woombye Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia in 1920. The petition was granted in December 1920. The Memorial Park was surveyed and gazetted in 1921. The purpose is gazetted as ‘Soldier’s Memorial’.

The Woombye War Memorial is a monument consisting of a broken column with a laurel wreath around the top and an Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge at the base. The column is supported by four carved pillars on a sandstone base on a large concrete plinth. The memorial was unveiled on 18 June, 1925 by the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan.  

 The memorial was produced by A.L. Petrie and cost £121/5/2 (one hundred and twenty one pounds, five shillings and tuppence). Funds were raised for the purpose of erecting a suitable gate. The gates were erected in April/May 1926.

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