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Murwillumbah Lone Pine

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Description / Background

This Lone Pine is located in Remembrance Place, Murwillumbah. It was planted by Mr Arthur Flanagan, President of the Murwillumbah RSL sub-Branch, on Remembrance Day, 11 November 2001. A plaque recording the planting and the tree's relationship to the First World War is located close by.

Many Lone Pines have been planted throughout Australia in memory of those who served at Gallipoli.

Inscription

Plaque

Murwillumbah

Legacy

Aleppo Pine

(Pinus halepensis)

A descendant from the Lone Pine Ridge tree at

Gallipoli brought back to Australia in 1915.

Legacy was formed after WWI to care for

widows and dependents of Australian servicemen

who paid the supreme sacrifice or died later.

Planted by

Mr Arthur Flanagan OAM

President of the Murwillumbah RSL Sub Branch

11th November 2001

Related memorials
Remembrance Place, Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah War Memorial
Murwillumbah Sandakan Memorial Walkway
Sir Edward Dunlop Memorial Lawn, Murwillumbah

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Address
Remembrance Place
Tumbulgum Road
Murwillumbah NSW 2484
Local Government Area
Tweed Shire
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Memorial avenue/Memorial tree/Memorial trees
Recorded by
Graham Wilson OAM
Year of construction
11 November 2001
Dedication date
11 November 2001
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18