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Narre Warren Memorial Gates
Magid Drive,FOUNTAIN GATE, Casey City

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Narre Warren War Memorial, originally constructed in 1922 with additions in 1949 and relocated to the present site in 2003, at Magid Drive, Fountain Gate.

How is it significant?
The Narre Warren War Memorial is of local historic and social significance to the City of Casey.

Why is it significant?
Historically and socially, the Narre Warren War Memorial is significant as a community icon, erected in memory of those Narre Warren residents who enlisted in, and those who died in the First and Second World Wars. (AHC criteria A4 and G1)
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    • Physical Description 1

      Narre Warren Memorial Gates - Physical Description 1

      The Narre Warren War Memorial Gates comprise a pair of concrete pillars faced in granite. On the left hand pillar the words read: RETURNED SERVICEMEN 1939-1945 with 27 names, on the right pillar the words read: LEST WE FORGET 1939-1945 with the names of two servicemen.

      Physical Conditions

      Narre Warren Memorial Gates - Physical Conditions

      Good

      Intactness

      Narre Warren Memorial Gates - Intactness

      Moderate

      Historical Australian Themes

      Narre Warren Memorial Gates - Historical Australian Themes

      Community & Culture; Commemorating

      Veterans Description for Public

      Narre Warren Memorial Gates - Veterans Description for Public

      The Narre Warren Memorial Gates comprise of a pair of concrete pillars faced in granite. On the left hand pillar the words read, 'Returned Servicemen 1939-1945' with a list of 27 names. On the right pillar the words read, 'Lest We Forget 1939-1945', with the names of two fallen servicemen. The memorial also commemorates locals who served in the First World War and those who never returned to Narre Warren. The Gates originally stood at the entrance to the Narre Warren Recreation Reserve. Designed in the form of an arch in granite, it was made and erected in 1922 by F. Hallett and Son, Monumental Masons of 25 Bridge Street, Richmond at a cost of £200.

      In June 1948, a public meeting was called in Narre Warren to discuss ways of reconditioning the memorial and adding the names of the residents who enlisted in or died in the Second World War. The War Memorial Committee recommended the erection of new granite pillars on the outer ends of the wings and to reface these concrete wings in granite. This work carried out by Burwood Monumental Works at a cost of £200 was unveiled on Anzac Day, April 25th 1949. Further work was carried out at a cost of £63 in May 1949 to prevent the memorial collapsing. In 1981, a public meeting agreed that because of vandalism and the reconstruction of the Princes Highway the memorial should be re-sited above and east of the City of Berwick Civic Centre Ornamental Lake. This was done in March 1983. Finally, in 2003, the memorial gates were relocated to their present position outside the City of Casey municipal offices.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Casey - Casey Heritage Study

      Author: Context Pty Ltd
      Year: 2004
      Grading: Local

      Casey - Heritage of the City of Berwick

      Author: Context Pty Ltd
      Year: 1993
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