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000- Avenue of Honour Fire Fighters Memorial Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 4/19/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A cache on Ballarats iconic 22km long Avenue of Honour honouring those ANZACs who served in WWI that were fire fighters.


The Avenue of Honour (1917 - 1919) and Arch of Victory (1920) were erected as memorials to the people of the Ballarat and the surrounding district who enlisted in World War I. The idea for the Ballarat Avenue of Honour in 1917 was attributed to Mrs W.D. (Tilly) Thompson, a director of a local clothing manufacturer, E. Lucas & Co. Between June 1917 and August 1919, a tree was planted for each soldier who enlisted as a resident of the urban area of Ballarat. The trees were planted in order of the soldiers enlistment, and stretched some 22km along the Western Highway, consisting of 3,771 trees. This concept created the beginning of a cultural landscape peculiar to Australia. At least 128 Avenues of Honour were planted throughout Victoria betwee1917 and 1921, the majority concentrated in the Central Highlands.

 The 500 staff of E. Lucas & Co. (known as the 'Lucas Girls) not only raised the money required, but then proceeded to plant all the trees themselves on weekends. To this day, the Avenue continues to present a vast and memorable leafy gateway to the City of Ballarat, and a grand living monument to those who volunteered for active service.

In 1934 the original Avenue name plates fixed to the tree guards (most of which were lost or missing) were replaced with the permanent bronze name plaques in the Avenue today.

Trees 1001- 1050 were planted to honour Ballarat & District fire fighters who served in WWI. To mark the planting 4 firemens helmets were constructed- 3 of these remain and are untouched as per Hertigade Victorias instructions, but protected from furter damage by slashers and mowers with bluestone block surrounds.

April 18 2015 saw the opening of the Fire Fighters Memorial with a monument along the lines of the concrete helmets. I was lucky enough to attend this opening with my fellow fire fighters.

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