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100 Years of Australian Red CrossPrint Page 
Plaque: 06-June-2016
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The plaque celebrates 100 years of Red Cross in Australia.
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The Australian Red Cross was established in 13 August 1914, nine days after the start of World War One, by Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, when she formed a branch of the British Red Cross, which is a branch of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Lady Helen wrote to the mayors of every shire and municipality in Australia asking them to initiate a local branch. Typically, a letter was published in the local newspaper and a meeting called.
Location
| Address: | 143 York Street (Princes Highway), RSL & Sale Club, Sale, 3853 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.107874 Long: 147.067872 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1914 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2014 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2014 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MACelebrating 100 years of Red Cross in Australia
1914 - 2014
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
