From the Maitland Mercury report:
The Angel of Peace statue that has stood with sword poised for 87 years above the World War I memorial in Maitland Park could become an angel of death, local RSL officials fear. An inspection has revealed the angel’s hand is crumbling, and her steel sword could plummet from her fingers and possibly injure – perhaps fatally – someone standing below.
Full article by Alan Hardie available at Maitland Mercury, 01 Mar, 2010.
