Soldiers' Avenue Traditional Cache
whitewebbs: Been replaced a few times. Not replacing. Cache container removed.
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The Soldiers of the Avenue is a beautiful living memorial that remembers the fallen of World War I from the Hobart area and surrounds. Over 500 names appear on the nearby information board. A map is available to download from The Soldiers Memorial Avenue website which gives the locations and names of the fallen, as shown on the board. The original planting of trees took place in August 1918 with a crowd of nearly 10,000 attending (a third of the population of Hobart at the time). Further plantings in 1919 and 1926 saw a total of 534 trees planted. Prior to 2002, the impacts of development, drought and fire saw the avenue survive but in a somewhat diminished state. The formation of the Friends of Soldiers Memorial Avenue in 2001-02 gave new rise to the avenue’s life when the Friends successfully lobbied the council to help restore the Avenue back to what it was always intended to be. For families, the trees were the graves they couldn’t visit and for the wider community, a place of commemoration and remembrance. It is definitely worth a visit. Please bring your own pen. At GZ please take a seat and pause to remember. Nearby is the Bridge of Remembrance (officially opened 31March 2019) that links the Soldiers' Memorial Avenue on the Queens Domain with the Cenotaph via an all abilities pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Tasman Highway.
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