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03-May-2015
03-May-2015

Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland
The Angophora tree commemorates the 50th anniversary of Rostrum in Australia.

Rostrum Australia is an association of public speaking clubs, founded on 21 July 1930. The original Rostrum club ("The Rostrum") was founded in Manchester, England, on 21 July 1923 and its first meeting was held under a yew tree at Greendale Farm near Manchester. The first meeting in Australia was held under an Angophora tree in 1930.  

This makes Rostrum the longest-running public speaking organisation in the world.

Location

Address:Goldie Street, Gutteridge Gardens, Wynyard, 7325
State:TAS
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -40.988066
Long: 145.730615
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Tree
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community
Approx. Event Start Date:1930
Approx. Event End Date:1980

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 2nd August, 1980
Front Inscription

ANGOPHORA TREE
Planted By
Cr. W. A. French,
Warden Of
The Municipality Of Wynyard.
On 2nd August 1980,
To Mark Tasmanian Dais
50th Anniversary Celebrations
Of Rostrum In Australia.

 

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