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The replanted World War Two Avenue of Honour also commemorates the loss of lives and devastation to property in the Ash Wednesday bushfires of February 1983.  

On February 16, 1983, a series of bushfires swept across South Australia and Victoria resulting in the loss of 75 lives and the destruction of more than 3,000 buildings.

 

Location

Address:Cobden - Warrnambool Road, Naringal, 3277
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.396286
Long: 142.692569
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Details

Monument Type:Trees
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Fire
Actual Event Start Date:16-February-1983
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Actual Event End Date:16-February-1983
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

This plaque commemorates the men and women from the Naringal District who enlisted for the 1939-45 war. The original memorial plantation being destroyed in the Ash Wednesday fires.

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The new plantation also commemorates the devastation to property and loss of lives on Ash Wednesday, 16th February, 1983.

 

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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