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A monument commemorates the two people who died and the seventeen who were injured following two gas explosions at a Kogarah shopping centre in December 1995.

In November 1995, a gas pipeline at Railway Parade, Kogarah, was cut and capped in preparation for the demolition of four nearby shops.  The pipeline remained connected to the mains, and on 4 December, the line severed, with the resulting gas leak causing explosions and fires.

 

Location

Address:Railway Parade, Kogarah Railway Station , Kogarah, 2217
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.962806
Long: 151.132889
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Industrial
Actual Event Start Date:04-December-1995
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Actual Event End Date:04-December-1995
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 4th December, 1997
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Front Inscription

Plaque laid by Cr James Jordan, Mayor  
On behalf of the community and Council of Kogarah
            December 4th 1997

In memory of those who died and suffered as a result of
the gas explosion near this site, December 4th 1995.

"Gone But Never Forgotten"

Mina Bakhoum & Greg Maybury

Acknowledged for their bravery : L Galasso  D Lindsay  Bruno Bdaric  Ali Kais

Injured :  Kerrie Psakis  Gloria Stack  David Sim  Robert Stephens  Kellie Adams   Nghi Huynh  Hasan Alagic  Robyn Hoskin Ivy Swinton  Guiseppe Marfia

Fire Officers : Glynn Woodward  Raymond Dixon  Mark Melville  Fernando Martin  William Mansfield  James Harris  Kevin O`Connor

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Source: MA
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