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Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The garden commemorates those who were affected by the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.

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:	1055 Whittlesea - Kinglake Road, Recreation Reserve, Kinglake West, 3763
State:	VIC
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -37.483053 Long: 145.257789 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Garden
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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Designer:	The 13th Floor
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Monument Manufacturer:	NMH Metalworks
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Sunday 6th February, 2011
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Front Inscription

Left Side Inscription
Garden of Reflection

Back Inscription

Right Side Inscription

I CAN`T
GO BACK TO
YESTERDAY
BECAUSE I WAS
A DIFFERENT
PERSON THEN

Lewis Carroll
Through The Looking Glass

Inscription in Proximity

Source: MA

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