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The Yolla Grove of Remembrance replaces the Yolla Memorial Avenue which was planted in 1953 to commemorate the fallen of World War One and World War Two.
The original trees were removed so the road could be widened. The Grove of Remembrance includes a Lone Pine from Gallipoli.
Location
Address: | Murchison Highway, Yolla, 7325 |
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State: | TAS |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.125631 Long: 145.721621 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Avenue of Honour |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPGROVE
OF
REMEMBRANCE
Plaque:
THESE TREES
Commemorate Those Who Gave
Their Lives Defending Our Country
So That We May Live In Freedom.
They Replace The Avenue
Dedicated By
The Rt. Hon Sir Roland Cross
16. 4. 1953
Original plaque :
This Avenue Was
Dedicated To The
Memory Of The Fallen
In World Wars 1 And 2
By His Excellency
The Governor.
The Rt. Hon.
Sir Ronald Cross),
April 16, 1953.
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