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Goomeri War Memorial Clock Tower

Goomeri War Memorial Clock Tower
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Description

It is one of the few memorials in Queensland in the form of a clock tower and has uncommon decorative features. The concrete clock tower rises to a height of 74 feet from a stepped foundation which forms a traffic island in Goomeri main intersection. The structure is painted white, with details highlighted in a brown colour. At the base are two polished granite plates. At the top of the tower is a 4 faced electric clock, illuminated at night, with the letters LEST WE FORGET (going clockwise). Fixed to the west face of the foundation and to the north face of the clocktower are metal components from Goomeri's former war memorial.

Inscription

Clock faces read: LEST WE FORGET

Granite plates bear the names of the local men who fell in two World Wars, 9 names for WWI and 12 names for WWII.

Conflicts

World War I, World War II, Malayan Emergency, Korean War, Indonesian Confrontation, Vietnam War

Memorial type

Cenotaph/shrine

Contributions

Shirley and Trevor McIvor

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Goomeri War Memorial Clock Tower
Goomeri War Memorial Clock Tower
Goomeri War Memorial Clock Tower
Goomeri War Memorial Clock Tower
Goomeri War Memorial Clock Tower

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