| House | $391,000  |
| Land | $61,000  |
Surrounding suburbs
| House | $226 |
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| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - July 31, 2004 The Memorial Park with its group of memorials, former lock-up and substantial cypress and eucalypt trees and grassed areas has significance as the location of important commemorative structures honouring local soldiers who fought and died in the Boer, First and Second World Wars. It also has significance as the location of the Blacksmiths' Memorial, honouring the local blacksmiths of the 19th century (who provided the necessary farm equipment for the vine growers), and as the location of the former lock-up (which represents the early infrastructure development associated with the 19th century Police Camp at Great Western). The park also has significance as an important landscaped and recreational area in the town. The Memorial Park is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It has important visual qualities as demonstrated by the substantial cypress and eucalypt trees and grassed areas, together with the grouping of memorials in the north-west corner. The former lock-up in the Memorial Park, Great Western, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original 19th century design qualities as demonstrated in the simple gable roof form and horizontal weatherboard wall cladding. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the rows of regularly arranged ventilation holes in the upper reaches of the longitudinal elevations, vertically boarded door with elongated iron hinges, locks and bolts and the galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding. The Memorial Park and group of memorials are historically significant at a LOCAL level. They are associated with local soldiers who fought and died in the Boer War (1899-1902), First World War (1914-1918) and Second World War (1939-1945). The Blacksmith's Memorial is historically significant at a LOCAL level for its associations with the local 19th century blacksmiths who provided the necessary farm equipment for the vine growers in the area. The former lock-up is also historically significant at a LOCAL level for its associations with the early developments in the town in the 1860s, and is particularly associated with the former Police Camp near the Concongella Creek. The Memorial Park, including the group of war memorials (Memorial Gates, Soldiers' Memorial, flagpole and timber seat) and the Blacksmiths' Memorial, is socially significant at LOCAL level. It is recognised and highly valued by the Great Western community for commemorative reasons. Overall, the Memorial Park, including the group of war memorials (Memorial Gates, Soldiers' Memorial, flagpole and timber seat), the Blacksmith's Memorial and the former lock-up, is of LOCAL significance. |
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