Trentham Avenue of Honour
Bridge Street TRENTHAM, HEPBURN SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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Veterans Description for Public
Trentham Avenue of Honour - Veterans Description for Public
The Trentham Avenue of Honour is in two parts: 1) Bridge Street from Victoria Street to High Street; 2) Cosmo Road from High Street to West Street. The trees in the Avenue are mainly Elms (Ulmus x hollandia). The Ash trees in the middle section of Bridge Street are replacement trees that were planted during the reconditioning of the Avenue in the 1930s.
Residents of Trentham proposed the Avenue in 1918. They sent a letter to the Kyneton Shire Council requesting Council's support for the proposed planting of street trees as a memorial to WWI enlistments from the District. Planting took place from 1918-1919 with the local community contributing half the costs and carrying out the work under the supervision of the Council Engineer.
In 1937 the Trentham Progress Association applied to Council for assistance to have the Avenue of Honour restored, as the tree guards required repairing and some trees were in need of replacement. Again the community contributed to the costs of this work.
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Police ComplexNational Trust
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Former Cosmopolitan HotelNational Trust
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Trentham CenotaphVic. War Heritage Inventory
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