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Plaque 2 : 18-November-2014
Photographs supplied by Russell Byers
Trees planted along the frontage of the school commemorate former students of the school who died in service or were killed in action during World War One.
In the absence, through illness, of the Minister for Public Instruction, the Sollcitor General, Mr. R. Sproule, M.L.C., yesterday unveiled the supplementary honour roll of the Leichhardt Public School, at the request of the Leichhardt Parents and Citizens' Association, and also performed a tree-planting ceremony.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 27 August 1920.
Location
| Address: | Marion Street, Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt, 2040 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.883839 Long: 151.157818 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Trees |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 26th August, 1920 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque :
Memorial Trees
The trees along this frontage were planted 26th August '20 as memorials of the Old Boys of this School who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1919.
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