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22-July-2021
22-July-2021

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The plaque commemorates the South Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade 1886 - 1998.

Location

Address:Riverside Drive, Alex Bell Reserve / Park, South Grafton, 2460
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -29.702282
Long: 152.939895
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1999
Front Inscription

SOUTH GRAFTON VOLUNTEER WATER BRIGADE
                     1886 -1998
         
                 [History of the Volunteer Water Brigade]
This plaque was erected in 1999 by the citizens of the City of Grafton who gratefully acknowledge South Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade for their dedication and community spirit. 
                  ROLL OF PRESIDENTS 
( Records previous to 1929 were lost in flood) 
Mr Carl Schwinghammer  1929 - 1938     Mr William Hough  1965 - 1968
Mr Merv Durrington           1938 - 1941    Mr Alexander Bell   1968 - 1993
Mr Edward Ellem               1941 - 1948    Mr Neville Wright    1993 - 1994
Mr Vic Greentree               1948 - 1949    Mr Ray Toovey        1994 - 1996
Mr Edward Ellem             1949 - 1950   Mr Warren Landrigan 1996 -  1998
Mr Ron Collins                 1950  - 1965     Mr Anthony Devine  1998       

 

Source: MA
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