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Noel Gordon Allen : 11-August-2011
Noel Gordon Allen : 11-August-2011
Noel Gordon Allen : 11-August-2011

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The plaque commemorates town employee, Noel Gordon (Porky) Allen, who died when the Backwater Bridge collapsed under the weight of his truck which was carrying gravel.

Location

Address:Bailey & Nicholson Streets, Roundabout, Bairnsdale, 3875
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.824579
Long: 147.631511
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:21-July-1982
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Actual Event End Date:21-July-1982
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

Town of Bairnsdale

In memory of Noel Gordon Allen
(Affectionately known as "Porky Allen") 

A true friend of all and a dedicated employee who died in the course of his duty on 21st July, 1982

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Source: MA,VMR
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