Goombungee War Memorial (Digger)

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The monument towers over the main intersection from a platform foundation of concrete, approached by steps at the sides. The sandstone pedestal is surmounted by a life-sized marble (Italian) statue of an Australian Infantry soldier standing with head bowed and arms reversed. The pedestal has a recessed block bearing leaded marble plates for World Wars I and II, the original plate being on the front. The recessed block is enclosed within Tuscan columns and entablature. The memorial bears a total of 37 names of the local fallen: 29 names for WWI and 8 names for WWII. Additional Information This memorial has outstanding significance as a major landmark in a small country town, in its main intersection; as an unusual example of the work of leading local architect, Henry James (Harry) Marks of Toowoomba; for its extravagance for the size of Goombungee; and as an historical record of local participation and sacrifice in two World Wars. H J Marks, Architect 1920.