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28-December-2014
28-December-2014

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Pine trees commemorate the  Australian troops who fought at Gallipoli in 1915 during World War One.

The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire (now Gelibolu in modern day Turkey) between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916, during World War One.

Location

Address:Palm Avenue , Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 4000
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.475808
Long: 153.030012
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Trees
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:Thursday 26th April, 1979
Front Inscription

ANZAC Pines

These trees, raised from seed collected from the Lone Pine region at Gallipoli where Australian troops fought in 1915, were planted by the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Brisbane Alderman Frank Sleeman in the presence of the ANZAC Fountains Committee.

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Source: MA
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