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City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder > Records

Marquette of Miner Statue

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Overview

Small clay and metal statue of a miner standing if holding a air leg drill created by Clement P Somer

Historical information

The Marquette was created by Clement Phil Somers for the "Miner's Statue" on Burt Street Boulder. The Statue cost $27 000 and money was raised by the community. The model for the statue was Merve Weston.

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Registration number

cwa-org-111-CKB2015.5

Item type

Material

Width

13 cm

Height or length

31 cm

Depth

16 cm

Contextual Information

The statue was built to complement the Hannan Statue in Kalgoorlie. The statue represented all the miner's who worked the Golden Mile.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

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