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A tree planted during the Alan Marshall Festival in 1996 commemorates the life and work of Australian author Alan Marshall.
Alan Marshall (2 May 1902, Noorat, Victoria — 21 January 1984, Melbourne) was an Australian writer, story teller and social documenter. His best known book, I Can Jump Puddles (1955) is the first of a three-part autobiography. The other two books are This is the Grass (1962) and In Mine Own Heart (1963).
Location
Address: | Terang-Mortlake & McKinnon`s Bridge-Noorat Roads, Noorat, 3265 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.191167 Long: 142.927619 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Tree |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Arts |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 5th May, 1996 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis tree honours the life and work of
Alan Marshall.
Planted by his elder daughter,
Cathy McCallum on May 5th 1996
— Alan Marshall Festival —
Corangamite Arts Council.
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