Cobram Lone Pines

Punt Road and William Street, outside Cobram Civic Centre,Cobram, MOIRA SHIRE

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Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Cobram Lone Pines - Physical Description 1

    There are two Lone Pine memorials in the gardens surrounding the memorial, one on the south side and one on the north. Each has a plaque.
    
    Plaque on south side
    White and red colour patch
    ALEPPO PINE
    (PINUS BRUTIA)
    FROM THE
    ORIGINAL LONE PINE
    ON GALLIPOLI
    GROWN IN THE JUBILEE YEAR 1965
    PLANTED IN MEMORY OF
    DEPARTED COMRADES
    "LEST WE FORGET"
    Insignia of Legacy
    
    Plaque below
    THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY
    MAJOR DOUG HUNTER
    8/13 MOUNTED VICTORIAN RIFLES
    ON ANZAC DAY 1981
    TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL
    TREE MENTIONED ABOVE
    
    Plaque on north side
    White and red colour patch
    ALEPPO PINE
    (PINUS BRUTIA)
    GROWN FROM THE SEEDS
    OBTAINED FROM
    LONE PINE ON GALLIPOLI
    PLANTED BY
    PAUL McKAY
    PRESIDENT COBRAM R.S.L.
    ON ANZAC DAY 1981
    IN MEMORY OF
    DEPARTED COMRADES
    "LEST WE FORGET"
    Insignia of R.S.L.

    Historical Australian Themes

    Cobram Lone Pines - Historical Australian Themes

    Remembering the fallen

    Usage/Former Usage

    Cobram Lone Pines - Usage/Former Usage

    Commemoration

    Veterans Description for Public

    Cobram Lone Pines - Veterans Description for Public

    The Cobram Lone Pine Memorial is located beside the Cobram and District War Memorial in the centre of town. It consists of two trees in the gardens each characterised by a plaque. The plaque on the south side reads, "Aleppo Pine (Pinus Brutia) from the Original Lone Pine On Gallipoli Grown in the Jubilee Year 1965 planted in Memory of Departed Comrades 'Lest We Forget.'" The plaque below reads,"This Tree was planted by Major Doug Hunter 8/13 Mounted Victorian Rifles on Anzac Day 1981 to replace the original Tree mentioned above."

    The plaque on north side has the insignia of R.S.L and reads "Aleppo Pine (Pinus Brutia) Grown from the seeds obtained from Lone Pine on Gallipoli planted by Paul Mckay President Cobram R.S.L. on Anzac Day 1981 in Memory of Departed Comrades 'Lest We Forget.'"

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