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The column commemorates the men who died in fire in Unit 31 of the Kew Cottages in 1996.  It is a granite column on a stepped granite base with the names of the victims engraved on it. 
In 1996 tragedy struck as nine intellectually disabled men died in a fire at one of the Kew Cottages residential units. A coronial inquest found that the state had contributed to their deaths as there was no fire protection system in place at the time of the fire. 
Location
| Address: | 6 Main Drive, Kew, 3101 | 
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| State: | VIC | 
| Area: | AUS | 
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.798037 Long: 145.024553 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.  | 
Details
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1996 | 
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Front Inscription
A place to remember those who died
8th April 1996
[ Names ] 
‘Our lives were enriched for having known you.’ 
Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MAMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
 
 

