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30-June-2019
30-June-2019

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

Two Liquidamber trees were planted as a tribute to the efforts of the men and women in the Volunteer Bushfire Brigades.

The trees were donated by firefighters of Victoria who assisted in combating the savage bushfires in the area in January 1994. 

Location

Address:Wollombi & Narone Creek Roads, ANZAC Reserve, Wollombi, 2325
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.933463
Long: 151.149429
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Trees
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community

Dedication

Front Inscription

Plaque:
THESE TWO LIQUIDAMBER TREES WERE DONATED BY
FIREFIGHTERS FROM VICTORIA
WHO ASSISTED THE FIRE SERVICES OF THIS VALLEY 
AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS IN COMBATING THE
SAVAGE BUSHFIRES OF JANUARY 1994
THEY ARE A TRIBUTE TO THE MAGNIFICENT EFFORTS 
OF THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE VOLUNTEER BUSHFIRE BRIGADES. 

Wollombi Tidy Valleys
Cessnock City Council
Assistance from Stonemason Albert Kraan.

 

Source: MA
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