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The plaque unveiled on the 20th anniversary of the Ash Wednesday Fires of 1983 commemorates the loss of local CFA firemen at Upper Beaconsfield. 

Location

Address:Merritts & Bishops Roads, Panton Hill Firefighters Memorial Park , Panton Hill, 3759
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.641617
Long: 145.240781
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Fire
Actual Event Start Date:16-February-1983
Actual Event End Date:16-February-2003
Link:http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/centres/p…

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2003
Front Inscription

20 Year Anniversary Of The Ash Wednesday Fires 16.2.1983

The Plaque Commemorates The Sad Losses At Upper Beaconsfield Of 
MAURICE ATKINSON, STUART DUFF.
NEVILLE JEFFREY, WILLIAM MARSDEN
AND PETER SINGLETON. 

We Will Always Remember Your Bravery And Thank-You From All The Children Of 
PANTON HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL
ST ANDREWS PRIMARY SCHOOL 
And Surrounding Areas.

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