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Numurkah Prisoner of War Plantation
Photographs supplied by Kent Watson
A grove of trees commemorates those from Numurkah and district who became prisoners of war during World War Two.
The trees stretch along Tocumwal Road on the south side of the railway line.
Location
| Address: | Tocumwal Road , near Pine Street, Numurkah, 3636 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.080029 Long: 145.445777 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Trees |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 16th November, 1986 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,RSLV,SKPShire Of Numurkah
Commemorative P.O.W. Plantation
Dedicated To Servicemen Of Numurkah And
District Who Were Prisoners Of War
During World War 2.
The Quality Of Australian Mateship
Prevailed And Expressed Itself In Enduring
Comradeship Born Out Of Adversity.
Cr. G Brown-Shepherd,
Shire President
16. 11. 1986
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