Kinglake West Memorial BellPrint Page

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The bell commemorates the Black Saturday fires of 2009.

The Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people, 120 in the Kinglake area alone. Another 414 people were injured. More than 450,000 hectares had burned and 3,500 buildings including more than 2,000 houses destroyed. The RSPCA estimated that up to one million wild and domesticated animals died in the disaster.

Location

Address:	Whittlesea - Kinglake Road, Kinglake West, 3763
State:	VIC
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -37.481008 Long: 145.257903 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Technology
Monument Theme:	Disaster
Sub-Theme:	Fire
Actual Event Start Date:	07-February-2009
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Actual Event End Date:	07-February-2009
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Sunday 7th February, 2010
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Front Inscription
FIRE BRIGADE MEMORIAL BELL

Left Side Inscription

Back Inscription
KINGLAKE WEST FIRE BRIGADE

Right Side Inscription

Inscription in Proximity

Source: MA

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