Midland Railway Workshops Personnel War Memorial

Author

City of Swan

Place Number

02518

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Location

Lot 9029 Yelverton Dr Midland

Location Details

Other Name(s)

West Australian Government Railway Workshops

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914 to 1925

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Statewide War Memorial Survey	Completed	01 May 1996			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Jul 1996	Exceptional Significance	Exceptional Significance The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no other feasible or prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place and in accordance with Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).

Statement of Significance

Porcelli’s design and its symbolism – the use of a female figure standing on a globe to represent Peace – is unique in Australian war memorials.

The site is still used for ANZAC Day services

Physical Description

Symbolic bronze female figure surmounting a classical stone column (Grecian Ionic, consisting of a chamfered plinth, die and cap, square base moulding, shaft and Ionic cap) on a granite base consisting of three steps, the Memorial is a large stone obelisk on a four-tiered base with bronze statue affixed to the top. The draped female figure stands upon a sphere, which surmounts the granite column; the right hand is raised, the left one holds a palm leaf; the head is crowned with a wreath of laurel, and the left foot is trampling upon a sword.

History

After World War I Porcelli designed, carved and sculpted many war memorials, notably the bronze soldiers of Kalgoorlie and Boulder as wekk as the female figure of Peace at the Railways Workshops. All his major figures were cast in Italy.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Pietro Porcelli	Architect	-	-

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7436	The history and heritage of the Midland Railway Workshops.	Brochure	2000

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument
Present Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	STONE	Granite
Other	METAL	Bronze
Other	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

06 May 2021

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