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Wiradjuri Aborigines : 21-November-2009
Photographs supplied by Glen Yeomans
The cairn of stones and more than 200 trees from eleven species of eucalypt have been planted to commemorate the Wiradjuri People whose traditional land the village was built on.
The name Grabben Gullen comes from a Wiradjuri Aboriginal word meaning ‘small waters’.
Location
Address: | Britannia Street, Grabben Gullen, 2583 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.541161 Long: 149.393302 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Trees |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 15th August, 1970 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe 200 Trees Planted Here
Commemorate The
Wiradjuri People, From
Whose Language The Name
Grabben Gullen (Small Waters) Originated.
Planted By The
Citizens, School Children
And Teacher Patrick Burns
On 15th Aug. 1970
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