John "Ginger" LeighPrint Page
Location
Address: | Monaro Highway, Apex Park , Bombala, 2632 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.908853 Long: 149.238608 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Structure |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
ELECTRIC
BAR-B-Q
JOHN " GINGER" LEIGH
MEMORIAL BAR-B-Q AREA
(plaque)
THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED BY SPORTING CLUBS, SERVICE CLUBS BOMBALA SHIRE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY
IN HONOUR AND MEMORY OF
JOHN (GINGER) WILLIAM LEIGH O.A.M.
WHO DIED ON 21ST JULY 1987.
EMPLOYED POST OFFICE 1950 ·· 1987
APEX 1965 - 1974 LIFE MEMBER 1974
ALDERMAN 1965 -1977
PROVISIONAL COUNCILLOR 1977 - 1978
A.L.P. SECRETARY 1960 -1978
RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYING CAREER 1952 - 1968
LIFE MEMBER 1971
BASKETBALL FOUNDATION MEMBER 1957
SCHOOLBOYS FOOTBALL 1953 COMMITTEE MAN
1955 - 1987 SECRETARY
1977 LIFE MEMBER
BOMBALA CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 1984
ORDER OF AUSTRALIA MEDAL 1984
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN
FOR HIS SPORTSMANSHIP AND LEADERSHIP IN BOMBALA
AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICT.