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Wiradjuri Aborigines : 21-November-2009
Photographs supplied by Glen Yeomans
The name Grabben Gullen comes from a Wiradjuri Aboriginal word meaning ‘small water’.
A cairn of stones and more than 200 trees from eleven species of eucalypt have been planted to commemorate the Wiradjuri Aborigines whose traditional land the village was built on.
Location
| Address: | Britannia Street, Grabben Gullen, 2583 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.541161 Long: 149.393302 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Trees |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 15th August, 1970 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe 200 Trees Planted Here
Commemorate The
Wiradjuri People, From
Whose Language The Name
Grabben Gullen (small waters) Originated.
Planted By The Citizens, School Children
And Teacher Patrick Burns
On 15th Aug. 1970
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