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29-November-2014
29-November-2014

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
A Pomelo tree commemorates the many Chinese buried in the cemetery area during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Location

Address:Carpenter Street, Bendigo Cemetery , Bendigo, 3550
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.778333
Long: 144.284167
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Tree
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Wednesday 9th October, 1996
Front Inscription

This Pomelo tree (known to the Chinese as the Tree of Life) was planted on 9 October 1996

In recognition and to the memory of the many Chinese buried at or in close proximity to this site during the 19th and 20th centuries

 

Source: MA
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