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War Memorial
Australia

Large Grey granite Obelisk

WANGARATTA, Saturday -A soldiers memorial erected jointly at Wangaratta by the Shire of Wangaratta and the Borough of Wangaratta councils was unveiled today by Lieut Colonel Scott. There was a large attendance. The memorial cost £750. It is 31ft high and its stone base is 6ft 8in square. It has a polished granite column 11ft 6in high. Lieut Colonel Scott described the capture of Beersheba where the Turkish gun at the foot of the monument was taken. He said that young Australia should train in readiness for future wars. He offered the soldiers' sympathy to the relatives of the fallen. Other speakers included the mayor (Councillor L N Gunther), Dr. Harris, M. L. C., Mr Bowser, M. L. A ., Councillor M A Sheridan, president of the Wangaratta Shire, and Major T H Shannon. Wreaths were placed on the monument by the Friendly Union of Wives and Mothers, the Red Cross Society, A.C. F. women's and girls' branches, Presbyterian Church, Lieut Colonel Scott, and relatives of the fallen.
Argus (Melbourne), 23 April 1923.