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Collection SummaryMiranda War Memorial commemorates those from the local area who served in the First World War. It currently stands in Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda.HistoryOn 3 August 1918, before a gathering of around 1000 people, Miranda War Memorial was unveiled by the Minister for Education, Augustus George James. Designed by Sylvania stonemason James Gregg Dunlop, the memorial was constructed of white sandstone; a white marble tablet bearing the names of sixty-five local First World War servicemen was secured to its side; a small star indicating those 14 men who had died during the conflict. Originally, a soldier statue stood atop the stone pedestal, but it was removed in late 1920 after receiving widespread criticism for its poor execution. Despite numerous rumours as to the ultimate fate of the ‘Old Digger’, its whereabouts remains unknown.
In 1968, Miranda War Memorial was relocated to Seymour Shaw Park; enhancements were added to the design and a roundabout was later built around it. In 2014, when the memorial was again moved – further north into the park to its current location – a time capsule containing a 1967 issue of the Shire Pictorial newspaper was found buried in the its base.

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