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Legacy Tree : 26-02-2014
Legacy Tree : 26-02-2014

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

The tree commemorates those who served in World War One.

The tree was grown from a seedling from the 24 Battalion Tree at Melbourne`s Shrine of Remembrance. The 24th Battalion served in World War One. The tree was destroyed by a storm in 2016 and a new tree was planted in time for the ANZAC service on the 24th April 2016.

The original plaque is still located in the Memorial Grove. 

 

Location

Address:Darby & Laman Streets, Memorial Grove, Civic Park , Newcastle, 2300
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.928951
Long: 151.773429
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Tree
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:04-August-1914
Actual Event End Date:28-June-1919

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 28th August, 1966
Front Inscription

         LEGACY TREE
This Tree Was Planted by Newcastle Legacy Club
      28. August 1966
IN MEMORY OF DEPARTED COMRADES
This Tree Is A Seedling Of The 24. Battalion Tree
Growing At The Memorial Shrine In Melbourne. 
The 24. Battalion Tree Was Grown From A Pine
Cone From The Original Lone Pine At Gallipoli
Picked Up By A Soldier Of That Battalion
Just Prior To The Final Evacuation From
     The Peninsula 1915.

Source: SKP,NRWM, MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au