War Memorial, Apple Tree Creek, QLD, Australia
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S 25° 13.193 E 152° 14.335
56J E 423335 N 7210487
The War Memorial in a small country community
Waymark Code: WM128ZT
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 04/02/2020
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The First World War Memorial is surrounded by a wrought iron fence.The memorial is of Helidon sandstone and sits on a granite base with rough stone faces. Surmounting this are another two steps, both smooth-faced. The lower step has a chamfered top and the words Apple Tree Creek Roll of Honour carved in high relief on the front face. The memorial is topped by a sculpture of a Digger 'resting on arms reversed' on a concrete obelisk with tapered sides and a flat top.
The original memorial was unveiled on 20th March 1921. In the mid 1970s the memorial was vandalised. The surviving pieces of the statue were removed and put in storage at the RSL sub-branch at Childers. The statue was replaced by a concrete obelisk until a new digger was unveiled on 18 August 1999
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 03/20/1921
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: local residents
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Physical Address of Monument:
Old Creek Rd
Apple Tree Creek, Qld Australia
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Website for this Monument: Not listed
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