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WELSHPOOL WORLD WAR I SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL
MAIN STREET, WELSHPOOL, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE

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Welshpool World War 1 Soldiers' Memorial

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Statement of Significance
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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Welshpool World War 1 Soldiers' Memorial, comprising the memorial constructed by W. Bird in 1920 and the associated flagpole and mature palms, and situated in Main Street, Welshpool.

Why is it significant?
The Welshpool World War 1 Soldiers' Memorial is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance to the township and district of Welshpool.

Historically, it was the first war memorial in the former Shire of South Gippsland and expresses the significant effect that the First World War had upon small rural communities, and is related to the Avenue of Honour. (AHC criteria - A.4 and D.2)

Aesthetically, the memorial is enhanced by its landscape setting that includes mature Canary Island Palms that are symbolic of victory.

Socially, the memorial is important as the focus of local remembrance day activities. (AHC criterion - G.1)

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- Physical Description 1
  
  WELSHPOOL WORLD WAR I SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL - Physical Description 1
  
  The Welshpool World War 1 Soldiers' Memorial, located in Main Street, Welshpool, is constructed in grey granite in Classical style. The monument sits on a square split and margined basalt base with two stepped elements carrying a tapered trunk below a four sided pediment each side with the rising sun emblem of the Australian Armed Forces engraved. On top of the pediments sits a square obelisk of typical tapered form and a pyramidal cap. The sides of the upper step and trunk are engraved with the names of the fallen in both world wars. The setting is landscaped with a flagpole, shrubs and Cordylines. Canary Island Palms form part of a broader landscaped setting - Inglis (1998) notes that palms have biblical significance as symbols of victory.
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
  
  Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
  Year: 2004
  Grading: Local
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- WELSHPOOL HOTEL
  
  South Gippsland Shire
- WELSHPOOL AVENUE OF HONOUR
  
  South Gippsland Shire
- NORFOLK ISLAND PINE AVENUE
  
  South Gippsland Shire
- 'GUNYAH', FIRST CANTERBURY TROOP SCOUT HALL & CAMBERWELL NORTH GUIDE HALL
  
  Boroondara City
- 1) ELTHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2) PEPPERCORN TREE, 3) MATURE EXOTIC PLANTING AND 4) WHEEL RIM (TYRING) TOOL IN THE GROUNDS
  
  Nillumbik Shire
- 10 Down Street
  
  Yarra City