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Interlaken TragedyPrint Page 
08-October-2014
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The grove of trees commemorates the Australians killed at Interlaken in Switzerland. Individual plaques listing the names of those killed have been placed on tree offcuts in the grove.
Fourteen Australians were killed when a flash flood swept 18 tourists to their death in a canyon near Interlaken in Switzerland in 1999.
Location
| Address: | Goldsmith Street , Queens Park, East Mackay, 4740 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -21.14667 Long: 149.194529 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Trees |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Flood |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 27-July-1999 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 27-July-1999 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAIn memory of Billy Peel who, with 13 other young Australians, was killed on Interlarken Switzerland
27 July 1999
(Map of Australia showing the location where the victims resided)
This memorial grove has been planted in memory of our loved ones who have departed this life
To those who have also loved and lost - draw comfort while in this place
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you" John 14:27
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
