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War Memorial Oak

Australia’s War Memorial Oak (Quercus robur), the very first known WW1 commemorative tree to be planted by any of the allied nations, anywhere in the

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Gallipoli Rosemary

In 1915 a wounded digger from Adelaide was repatriated to the Army Hospital at Keswick. He brought back with him a small rosemary bush dug

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Gallipoli Oak

Small prickly oak trees, known in Australia as Gallipoli Oaks, grow along the ridges and valleys of the Gallipoli peninsula. Acorns were collected by several soldiers during

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Samford Memorial Avenue

A special memorial avenue has been constructed in Samford to commemorate the upcoming ANZAC Centenary. The Avenue of Honour comprises a 700m walkway, alongside which

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New Avenues

Some communities that don’t already have an existing Avenue of Honour are starting to think about creating them.  In places like Willunga in South Australia,

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Moonambel

Congratulations to the Moonambel Arts & History Group and the Pyrenees Shire (VIC), for their brilliant restoration in 2015 of their original Avenue of Honour.

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Bacchus Marsh

There’s a fantastic, interactive website now established for the Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour.  The site is a great stepping stone for research about those commemorated

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