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Beeac War Memorial
53 Main Street BEEAC, Colac Otway Shire

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45003 WAR MEMORIAL

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Statement of Significance

The Beeac War Memorial stands in a large formal fenced enclosure on the corner of Lang and Main Streets, Beeac. The Memorial was unveiled in 1923 to commemorate the district's World War One volunteers. A plaque was added later to commemorate those who died in the Second World War. TheBeeac War Memorial is of historic, social, cultural and aesthetic importance to the Shire of Colac Otway.The Beeac War Memorial is of historic importance in demonstrating, through the names listed on the plinth, the profound affect the First World War in particular had on the Shire's rural communities. The memorial is also of social and cultural importance through demonstrating the community's public recognition and acknowledgment of the district's contribution to two world wars. The Beeac War Memorial is aesthetically important as a good example of a typical unknown Australian Digger, standing high on a tall obelisk and rough stone plinth, that honours those members of the local community whoserved and died in the First and Second World Wars.

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- Historical Australian Themes
  
  Beeac War Memorial - Historical Australian Themes
  
  Memorials & Monuments (9.3)
  
  Physical Description 1
  
  Beeac War Memorial - Physical Description 1
  
  A typical memorial statue of a soldier, a single standing Digger, dressed in infantry uniform with slouchhat, standing to attention in solemn requiem with rifle upside down in remembrance of fallen comrades atarms. It is interesting to note that the soldier's gaze is upwards and is not looking down. The memorial,made up of a rock cut bluestone foundation and plinth, supporting a tall polished grey granite obelisk onwhich rests the figure of the soldier, is set on a large square concrete base in a fenced off enclosure. The lowfencing has been designed with red brick kerbing, a series of coarse bluestone pylon posts supportingdouble circular metal tubular bar fencing. A small metal gate gives access into the enclosure. The memorial was dedicated in 1923 when the long list of names of those who served and died in the First World Warengraved in the granite was unveiled by General Elliott. An additional pink polished granite engraved tabletis set at the base of the statute commemorating the district's men who served and died in the Second World War.
  
  Physical Conditions
  
  Beeac War Memorial - Physical Conditions
  
  Fair-poor
  
  Integrity
  
  Beeac War Memorial - Integrity
  
  Substantially intact
  
  Veterans Description for Public
  
  Beeac War Memorial - Veterans Description for Public
  
  The Beeac War Memorial stands in a large formal fenced enclosure on the corner of Lang and Main Streets, Beeac. It was dedicated in 1923, when the long list of names of those who served and died in the First World War was unveiled by General Elliott. An additional pink polished granite engraved tablet is set at the base of the statue commemorating the district's men who served and died in the Second World War.
  
  The monument comprises of a typical memorial statue of a soldier, a single standing Digger, dressed in infantry uniform with slouch hat, standing to attention in solemn requiem with rifle upside down in remembrance of fallen comrades. It is interesting to note that the soldier's gaze is upwards and is not looking down. The memorial, made up of a rock cut bluestone foundation and plinth, supporting a tall polished grey granite obelisk on which the figure of the soldier rests, is set on a large square concrete base. The low fencing has been designed with red brick kerbing, a series of coarse bluestone pylon posts supporting double circular metal tubular bar fencing. A small metal gate gives access into the enclosure.
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Colac Otway - Colac Otway Heritage Study
  
  Author: Mary Sheehan & Associates
  Year: 2003
  Grading: Local
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