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The plaque commemorates four Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) staff who were killed in an aircrash in 1983.
On October 24, 1983, the ABC's regional manager Ralph Elphinstone, who was flying the aeroplane, was killed along with rural reporter Bruce Anning, 28, cameraman Joe Mooney, 55 and his assistant Bill Fryer, 33. The aeroplane crash near Clermont, north-west of Rockhampton.
Location
| Address: | 236 Quay Street, ABC Studios, Rockhampton, 4700 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -23.379722 Long: 150.515556 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Aviation |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 24-October-1983 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 24-October-1983 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 24th October, 2008 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAABC
In memory of
Ralph Elphinstone - Regional Program Manager
Bruce Anning - Rural Reporter
Joe Mooney - Camerman
Bill Fryer - Sound Recordist
To our workmates who died in a light aircraft accident while on duty
24 October 1983
You will always be remembered for your dedication and outstanding contribution to the ABC
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
