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The Beaconsfield Avenue of Honour was planted in 1919 and runs from opposite Akoonah Park up to 111 High Street (Old Princes Highway). The Avenue forms an impressive entrance into Berwick.
The planting was an unusual choice comprising of 123 Hybrid Black Poplars (Populus x canadensis robusta and Populus dectoides), and was organised by a local Holm Park resident and philanthropist Ada Armytage, to commemorate those Beaconsfield men who served in the First World War. 118 trees remain in excellent condition.
Location
Address: | High Street, Beaconsfield, 3807 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.041644 Long: 145.363725 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Avenue of Honour |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Link: | http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/… |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1919 |
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Front Inscription
Source: VMR, RHSV, RSLV, SKP, VWHI, MAAvenue of Honour
1914 - 1918
HIGH STREET
BERWICK
A Living Memorial
Lest We Forget
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au