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Wiradjuri Aborigines : 21-November-2009
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
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.541161
Long: 149.393302
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 15th August, 1970
Front Inscription

The 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

Source: MA
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