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The picnic area commemorates those from the district who served at Gallipoli during World War One.
Location
Address: | King Street, Bungonia, 2580 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.855398 Long: 149.943054 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Park |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 25th April, 2015 |
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Bungonia Gallipoli Grove - ANZAC Day 2015
They went to Gallipoli
[ Names ]
Their ANZAC legacy is our community
Their spirit lives
Their community lives
A Living Monument - Their Service Grew A Nation
Bungonia
Gallipoli Grove
Picnic Area
3 Crab Apples - Spring flowers
5 Pin Oaks - Deciduous - European
13 Olives - Evergreen - Mediterranean
The boulders sourced from the Old Bungonia Road,
tell of lives shared along journeys old and new.
Friendships - Endurance - Renewal
Project design and realisation by
Anne Wiggan and Bungonia Park Trust with assistance from
Moira McGinity [Research], Greg Callander, John Wiggan, Chris Neill, Robert Brown, Marcus Imbens, Michael Ireland, International Wwoofers, Goulburn Community Corrections and the Bungonia community and friends.
Funded by
Lewis A. M. Buckingham RAF Veteran WWII, North Africa Campaign who loved the Bungonia community
The Australian Government ANZAC Centenary Local Grants Fund
Generously supported by
Tony Orford - Maria Timothy - Mark Howard of Stacks Law Firm
Divall`s Concrete4Gouldburn - Moodie Outdoor Products
Paul Bayliss of CPC Land Development Consultants Pty Ltd
John Motley Stone Profile - Gehl`s Garden Centre
Frank Placanica of Olivanica Olive Farm Bungonia