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Day 41
Monday 28th December 2009 Click on the pictures for larger versions |
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After having breakfast and finishing off setting up the campsite, we
headed back into the main town area. Because we found our way to the camping area in the dark, we had no idea what the town looked like. We were very pleasantly surprised. Dartmoor is a very bright, clean, tidy little town. It also is a very proud town. The main street has an Avenue of Honour. The story is described here. Here is part of that story. Credit to:-
Dartmoor District Pioneers & History Pioneers and Local History from the Glenelg & Wannon Regions of south-west Victoria, Australia. The Avenue of Honour The Avenue of Honour was planted on Saturday 7 September 1918. The trees, Atlantic Cedars, commemorated 60 World War One servicemen and nurses from the Dartmoor District. The seedlings were planted simultaneously, and along roads from the main corner recognizing the direction from where the enlisted personnel or their relatives lived. Original names plates for the trees disappeared over time, so in 1994 a plaque listing the names and respective tree locations was placed on the wall of the Dartmoor District Memorial Hall. The Passage of Time Though the Avenue was planted with the concept of ‘perpetual memory’, trees are not eternal. In 1993 arborists identified many trees that were unhealthy and unsafe. The Dartmoor District Progress Association began a consultative process with relatives of the remembered veterans and local residents, with a view to having a section of the Avenue lopped and carved with suitable images and themes. [A similar vision had been made a reality at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.] Boards milled from the trees were to be kept for other public purposes: a carved timber memorial-mural, and picnic tables and benches. http://www.swvic.org/dartmoor/index.html
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Over the days we spent at Dartmoor, we got to talk to the General Store owner. He was very friendly and went out of his way to supply us with whatever we needed. |
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Below are some of the Atlantic Cedars in the town. |
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After lunch I took a few shots of the camping area. It's very spacious and quiet. |
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Goofy was feeling the heat. So were we. |
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Beautiful trees above us as the sun was setting. Very serene. |
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Judy saying "you're not taking a picture of me again?!!" Yes... lol |
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End of another day. Tomorrow we visit Mount Gambier.
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