Ultima War Memorial
13 Vernon Street corner Dillon Street ULTIMA, SWAN HILL RURAL CITY
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Statement of Significance
The War Memorial at 13 Vernon Street, Ultima, is of regional historic and aesthetic significance. It is an important focus for the collective remembrance of historic and recent conflicts, and the local people who served in them. This is particularly important in the context of Ultima as a town settled by returned servicemen in the early 1920s and again in the late 1940s. Aesthetically, the memorial is a rare example in Victoria of a World War One memorial which incorporates an allegorical female figure.
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Ultima War Memorial - Physical Description 1
The War Memorial at Ultima is a four-tiered granite structure surmounted by a white marble statue. The base consists of a quarry-faced stylobate, supporting a square plinth bearing the names, in alphabetical order, of local men and women who served in the Second World War. Above the plinth is a block with concave sides, with a dedicatory inscription, surmounted by a tall and slightly tapered shaft on which is recorded the names of locals who served in the First World War. The shaft is capped by series of plain blocks, one inscribed lest we forget, and another bearing the logo of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. A small granite pediment has fallen from the memorial and broken into four pieces, which have been placed on the ledge of the plinth. The statue at the top of the memorial is a robed female figure, a personification of Peace, inscribed remembrance across the base.
Ultima War Memorial - Physical Conditions
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Ultima War Memorial - Intactness
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Ultima War Memorial - Historical Australian Themes
Thematic Environmental History
5.4 Soldier Settlement
13.6 The WarsVeterans Description for Public
Ultima War Memorial - Veterans Description for Public
The Ultima War Memorial, at 13 Vernon Street, was unveiled in 1922. It was erected by the residents of Ultima and District in honour ofthe men who served in the First World War. The monument is a four-tiered granite structure surmounted by a marble, robed, female figure- a personification of Peace. Above the plinth is a block with concave sides, with a dedicatory inscription, surmounted by a tall and slightly tapered shaft on which is recorded the names of locals who served in the First World War. The base bears the names, in alphabetical order, of local men and women who served in the Second World War. The shaft is capped by series of plain blocks, one inscribed lest we forget, and another bearing the logo of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces.
Originally located at the entrance to the Ultima Recreation Reserve, the memorial was moved to its present location (formerly the site of the Ultima Hotel) c.1952. Trees were planted near it in 1972 in connection with a State tree-planting competition. More recently, a black granite plaque was added to record the names of those who served in the Korean War, the Indonesian Confrontation, the Malayan Emergency, the Vietnam Conflict, and 'other peace-keeping actions since 1945'.
Heritage Study and Grading
Swan Hill Rural - Rural City Of Swan Hill Heritage Study Stage 2
Author: Allom Lovell and Associates
Year: 2001
Grading: B
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Ultima War MemorialVic. War Heritage Inventory
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Ultima Hall Honour RollVic. War Heritage Inventory
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