WW1

Apsley Avenue of Honour

The Apsley Avenue of Honour was established to commemorate WW1. This Avenue of Honour is located Lake Hwy. Apsley, in Tasmania Australia. FURTHER DETAILS Apsley was a railway town, no longer a town but is often still on maps – where Lake Hwy crosses the

Bagdad

The Bagdad was established 1918 to commemorate WW1. This is located Main Rd (now Swan St) Upper Bagdad, in Tasmania Australia. FURTHER DETAILS Tree guards. TREE SPECIES pines (Pinus spp.)

Bothwell Avenue of Honour

The Bothwell Avenue of Honour was established Started 1915, dedicated 3/9/1918 to commemorate WW1. This Avenue of Honour is located Main Street(Lake Hwy) Bothwell, in Tasmania Australia. FURTHER DETAILS Double row of trees. Tree guards. TREE SPECIES Or

Dysart

The Dysart was established 1918 to commemorate WW1. This is located old Main Road Dysart, in Tasmania Australia. FURTHER DETAILS Western side of road from Church Rd intersection to Clifton Vale Rd. Tree guards. TREE SPECIES Monterey Cypress (Cupre

Melton Mowbray

The Melton Mowbray was established to commemorate WW1. This is located Old Man Rd Melton Mowbray, in Tasmania Australia. FURTHER DETAILS

Bushy Park

The Bushy Park was established before 1921 to commemorate WW1. This is located Macquarie Plains Rd Bushy Park, in Tasmania Australia. FURTHER DETAILS Tree guards. TREE SPECIES Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

Mosman Park Memorial Park

The Mosman Park Memorial Park was established on 25 August 1934 to commemorate the local people who served in World War One. Originally called the Buckland Hill Memorial Park, the park is located on Palmerston Street, Mosman Park, in Western Australia. According to the Western Australian Government, Heritage Council, there is a long history of …

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Kalamunda Memorial Walk

Bounded by Elizabeth Street, Headingly Road and Kalamunda Road, the Memorial Walk is located in Stirk Park, Kalamunda.Avenue of Honour was established in the 1950s, to commemorate the sacrifice of soldiers serving or killed in action during WW1 and WW2.

Armadale Memorial Park

The Memorial Park was established after land was purchased in 1920, specific to honour those killed in service or in action during WW1. As a dedicated ‘Fallen Solders Memorial Park Avenue of Honour’, 28 trees were planted by family and friends, on 30th July 1921 to commemorate 28 soldiers from the district. Original plaques were …

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Point Walter Avenue of Honour, Bicton

The Point Walter Avenue of Honour, Bicton, was originally established to commemorate the soldiers who had fallen in World War One. 25 trees, mostly Lemon Scented Gums and Sugar Gums, were planted for 25 fallen soldiers. After roadworks in the 1980s,  many of the original plantings were replaced.

Fremantle Avenue of Honour

The Fremantle Avenue of Honour was established 1931 to commemorate WW1. This Avenue of Honour is located High, Swanbourne and Knutsford St Fremantle, in Western Australia Australia. FURTHER DETAILS Monument Hill Memorial Reserve Single row of trees aroun

Swansea Park, Wallaroo

On Saturday July 30, 1938, a group of Wallaroo residents planted the first of many trees which were to become Swansea Park. They did so with the support of the Wallaroo Council and the Wallaroo RSA. They were motivated by a desire to convert a dusty patch of land they called Billy Goat Flat into …

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Ceduna Soldiers Memorial Park

Ceduna Soldiers Memorial Park In March 1945 the local Country Women’s Association (CWA) branch discussed planting ‘trees of tribute’ to commemorate the local men and women who served in World War One and World War Two. In 1946 the The Advertiser newspaper reported that 226 trees had been planted by the Ceduna CWA in Tribute …

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Alexandra Avenue and Prescott Terrace Avenues of Honour (the Avenues)

Alexandra Avenue and Prescott Terrace Avenues of Honour (the Avenues) were established on Saturday the 19th of July 1919 to commemorate the 600 to 700 soldiers that enlisted in World War One from the Burnside district (SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL AVENUES. (1919, July 19). The Advertiser, p. 10). The Avenues are located on Alexandra Ave and Prescott Terrace …

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Tea Tree Gully Memorial Drive

The Tea Tree Gully Memorial Drive was opened in January 1950 by Premier Thomas Playford to commemorate the local people who served in World War One and World War Two (“Premier opens Gully memorial” The Mail, 28 January 1950, p. 41). This avenue of honour was planted with a double row of Aleppo Pine trees either …

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Virginia Avenue of Honour

The Virginia Avenue of Honour was established 01/09/1916 to commemorate WW1. This Avenue of Honour is located Old Port Wakefield Rd Virginia, in South Australia Australia.

Willunga Memorial Avenue (2)

The Willunga Memorial Avenue (2) was established on 10/09/1915 to commemorate WW1. This is located in St Peter’s Terrace Willunga, in South Australia. FURTHER DETAILS As there were not enough trees available on the previous month’s memorial plantings along St. Andrew’s Terrace, a row of four white cedar trees (Melia azedarach, – obtained from the …

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Willunga Avenue of Honour

The Willunga Avenue of Honour commemorates the centenary of the Gallipoli landing with the planting of 100 trees as a living memorial to local servicemen, servicewomen and their families. It is located on the corner of Victor Harbor and Aldinga roads Willunga, in South Australia. The Avenue of Honour is a plantation of Quercus canariensis …

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Back Valley Avenue of Honour

The Back Valley Avenue of Honour was established in 1945 to commemorate the local men and women who served the country in World War Two. This Avenue of Honour is located on Memory Grove, Back Valley, in South Australia. There were earlier tree plantings in 1918 in Back Valley for local people who lost their …

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Victor Harbor (2) Avenue of Honour

The Victor Harbor (2) Avenue of Honour was established 1917-1918 to commemorate WW1. This Avenue of Honour is located Flinders Pde Victor Harbor, in South Australia Australia. FURTHER DETAILS Soldiers Memorial Gardens. Double row of trees. None TREE SPE

Port Elliot Soldiers Memorial Trees

The Port Elliot Soldiers Memorial Trees were planted on 22nd June 1918 with twelve Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) to commemorate the local people who served in World War One. Later memorial trees were planted for the local people who served in World War Two, Korea and Vietnam. This is located in the Soldiers Memorial …

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Mount Pleasant Memorial Avenue

The Mount Pleasant Memorial Avenue was established in 1934 to commemorate the local soldiers who lost their lives in World War One. The Avenue was planted with 12 Cypress Pine (Callitris spp.) donated by Dr Cowling in memory of the the local soldiers of the district who lost their lives during World War One. In …

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