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Ash Wednesday MemorialPrint Page 
08-August-2014
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
The memorial commemorates the people of the Kalangadoo District who were killed in the Ash Wednesday Bushfires in February 1983.
On February 16, 1983, a series of bushfires swept across South Australia and Victoria resulting in the loss of 75 lives and the destruction of more than 3,000 buildings. At Kalangadoo, near Mount Gambier in South Australia, the town was saved but nine people including four young children were killed. In all 14 died in this corner of the state.
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On February 16, 1983, a series of bushfires swept across South Australia and Victoria resulting in the loss of 75 lives and the destruction of more than 3,000 buildings. At Kalangadoo, near Mount Gambier in South Australia, the town was saved but nine people including four young children were killed. In all 14 died in this corner of the state.
Location
| Address: | Railway Terrace, Kalangadoo, 5278 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.560702 Long: 140.70101 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Fire |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 16-February-1983 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 16-February-1983 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1998 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MATHIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO
The People Of The Kalangadoo District Who
Tragically Lost Their Lives In The
Ash Wednesday Bushfires February 16 1983.
In God`s Care
[ Names]
Erected By Kalangadoo CFSS 1998
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