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29-April-2017 (John Huth)
29-April-2017 (John Huth)

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The entrance pillars and lookout commemorate Fred Piper, who was a Cooma - Bega bus driver for 28 years. The gates were unveiled in 1953 at what was the Brown Mountain lookout which was renamed the Fred Piper Memorial Lookout 

He died of a heart attack while digging a path for his bus through a snow drift on the Snowy Mountains Highway.  The plaque was erected as a tribute by the Monaro and Far South Coast residents.

SYDNEY (by teleprinter). — A memorial to the man who drove the Brown Mountain (Southern NSW) bus for 28 years until he died on the job. was unveiled yesterday. The Local Government Minister (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) unveiled the Fred Piper
Memorial Gates at the Brown Mountain look-out. Piper died shovelling snow when the bus he drove was held up on the mountain during the winter of 1948. In his 28 years driving the Cooma — Bega mail bus he never had an accident.
Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.), 16 May 1953.

Location

Address:Snowy Mountains Highway, Fred Piper Memorial Lookout, Bemboka, 2550
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.597214
Long: 149.444352
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:15-August-1947
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1947

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 15th May, 1953
Front Inscription

Fred Piper

Memorial Lookout

Left Side Inscription

Cooma - Bega Passenger Service driver for 28 years  

He died in the execution of his duty  

Aged 54 years

 





 

Right Side Inscription

Erected as a tribute of appreciation by the Monaro and Far South Coast residents

December 1951.

 

Source: MA,H
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