The Junction Soldiers Memorial 

The Junction Soldiers Memorial 

Project Overview

A detailed heritage assessment and conservation schedule giving City of Newcastle a clear, practical strategy for the long-term care of this significant community war memorial.

Heritage Assessment
Schedule of Conservation Works
Photographic Archival Recording 

Service Category:

Newcastle, NSW 

Location:

2025

Year of Completion:

Newcastle City Council 

Client:

Heritas was engaged by the City of Newcastle to prepare a Heritage Assessment and Schedule of Conservation Works for the Soldiers’ War Memorial at The Junction, a locally listed civic landmark commemorating World War I servicemen. Through detailed research and condition assessment, the project equipped Council with a clear understanding of the memorial’s heritage significance, risks, and material condition. The resulting conservation schedule prioritised works, identified appropriate repair methodologies, and established a staged maintenance framework informed by specialist stonemasonry advice. This documentation provides City of Newcastle with a practical, defensible tool to guide future conservation investment, manage risk, and support informed decision‑making for the long‑term care of an important community memorial.

A war memorial monument dedicated to those who served in World War I from 1914 to 1919, featuring a white statue of a soldier in uniform, holding a rifle, atop a stone pedestal with inscribed text, located outdoors on a city street.
A war memorial with a statue of a soldier on top, surrounded by trees, parked cars, streetlights, and electrical poles, with a cloudy sky in the background.
A small town square with a monument in the center surrounded by trees, benches, streetlights, cars, and shops. Traffic lights and crosswalks are visible.
A historical plaque with the years 1914-1919 and the inscription 'FOR KING AND COUNTRY' mounted on a stone building.
Close-up of a stone monument base with commemorative plaques, in front of a bakery named 'The Grumpy' with a sign advertising sourdough bread. There is a tree with white flowers and a white picket fence in the background.
A tall white marble statue of a soldier holding a rifle, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, standing on a stone pedestal against a cloudy sky.