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Goombungee War Memorial (Digger)

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Description
The monument towers over the main intersection from a platform foundation of concrete, approached by steps at the sides. The sandstone pedestal is surmounted by a life-sized marble (Italian) statue of an Australian Infantry soldier standing with head bowed and arms reversed. The pedestal has a recessed block bearing leaded marble plates for World Wars I and II, the original plate being on the front. The recessed block is enclosed within Tuscan columns and entablature. The memorial bears a total of 37 names of the local fallen: 29 names for WWI and 8 names for WWII.
Inscription
Erected by a grateful public to the brave men who gave their lives for the Empire in the Great War
Conflicts
World War I, World War II
Memorial type
Statue
Contributions
Shirley and Trevor McIvor
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