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Julia Creek War Memorial Side View
Julia Creek War Memorial Side View

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The War memorial was erected in memory of those from the district who served in World War Two. The Memorial now includes a figure of a "Digger" standing with head bowed behind the original memorial.

Location

Address:Burke Street (Flinders Highway) & Julia Street, Julia Creek, 4823
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -20.65719
Long: 141.74568
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945

Dedication

Front Inscription

Lest We Forget

District Honour Roll
1939-1945 War

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Left Side Inscription

 

 

     

Inscription in Proximity

(Back of Digger Statue)

Here is their spirit
in the heart of 
the land they loved;
and here we guard 
the record which they 
themselves made

Charles Bean 1948

Source: MIV,QWMR, MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au