South Australia

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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Mantung Avenue of Honour

The Mantung Avenue of Honour commemorates the local people from Mantung, Mercunda, and Maggea districts who served their country and is located on Clark Street, Mantung, in South Australia. The Avenue was unveiled on the 25th of April 2015.  Each pine tree is dedicated to an individual with a plaque noting their name, service number,

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Nuriootpa Memorial Avenue

The Nuriootpa Memorial Avenue was originally planted with 36 Carob trees (Ceratonia siliqua) but the date of this planting is unknown. This is located Memorial Ave Nuriootpa, in South Australia Australia. Can you help to find out more? Does the avenue/commemoration planting still exist? Who is commemorated? (if known). CLICK HERE to tell us more.

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Plympton Avenue of Honour

The Plympton Avenue of Honour was planted with Claret Ash trees to commemorate World War One. This is located along Anzac Highway (between Richmond Road and Tapleys Hill Road), in Plympton, South Australia. Can you help to find out more? Does the avenue/commemoration planting still exist? Who is commemorated? (if known). CLICK HERE to tell

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Urrbrae Avenue of Honour

The Urrbrae Avenue of Honour was established to commemorate World War One. This Avenue of Honour is a single row of Bhutan Cypress trees located in the Urrbrae Agricultural High School grounds, at Cross Road, in Urrbrae, South Australia.In 1951 the trees were transplanted to current location along the internal boundary fence to the school

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Avenue of Honour for the Fallen – Mount Barker

The genesis of this replacement memorial avenue was the need to accommodate and honour important community history, generate public interest from outside the district, kindle local civic vitality and resolve on going tree management issues associated with the original avenue, located along Wellington Road. The establishment of a World War One soldier’s memorial for the

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