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Kevin Sharp Print Page
05-May-2019
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland
The fountain commemorates Kevin Sharp who was killed at the Port Arthur massacre.
The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 21 others mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia. Martin Bryant, a 28-year-old from New Town, a suburb of Hobart, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimes and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole.
Location
Address: | Anderson Road, Kilmore Golf Club, Kilmore, 3764 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.300461 Long: 144.961361 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Fountain |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Crime |
Actual Event Start Date: | 28-April-1996 |
Actual Event End Date: | 28-April-1996 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,ACPHIn memory of
Kevin Vincent Sharp “Sharpie”
16. 11. 1927 - 28. 4. 1996
Built with affection by his friends on behalf of his family.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au