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Cliff Tragedy MemorialPrint Page
The monument commemorates nine people who were killed when a cliff collapsed near Gracetown.
In 1996, four children and five adults were killed when a limestone cliff collapsed during a school surfing carnival at Gracetown in Western Australia. The victims` families established a temporary memorial at the South Point car park shortly after the tragedy and the Shire to decided replace it with a permanent one, directly above the collapse site itself.
Location
Address: | Salter Street, Huzza`s Beach, Gracetown, 6284 |
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State: | WA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.865278 Long: 114.983611 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Disaster |
Sub-Theme: | Landslide |
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au