Euroa Avenue of Honour

Clifton Street and Hemley Avenue EUROA, STRATHBOGIE SHIRE

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Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Euroa Avenue of Honour - Physical Description 1

    Avenue. Oriental Plane, Platanus orientalis, 133 trees

    Historical Australian Themes

    Euroa Avenue of Honour - Historical Australian Themes

    Remembering the fallen

    Physical Conditions

    Euroa Avenue of Honour - Physical Conditions

    Good condition and sign posted.

    Usage/Former Usage

    Euroa Avenue of Honour - Usage/Former Usage

    Commemoration

    Veterans Description for Public

    Euroa Avenue of Honour - Veterans Description for Public

    The Euroa Avenue of Honour consists of one hundred and thirty-three Oriental Plane (Platanus orientalis) trees planted on 16th November 1936 to commemorate individuals who served in the First World War. The avenue was then re-dedicated to include those soldiers who served in the Boer War, Second World War and Korea. A boulder and name plaques were added on 11th November 1992.

    In Australia, commemorative trees have been planted in public spaces since the late nineteenth century. Arbor Days were held regularly in most Victorian State Schools during the late 1800s and early 1900s, and numerous trees were planted in parks in Melbourne and throughout Victoria to mark the visits of important and famous people.

    This tradition of commemorative planting was continued in 1901 when at the end of the Boer War trees were often planted for each soldier of the district who was killed in South Africa. These plantings, however, rarely consisted of more than two or three trees in each town.

    During and after the First World War avenues of honour consisting of trees lining significant streets became a popular form of commemoration. They represented a new egalitarian approach to the commemoration of soldiers where rank was not a consideration: each tree symbolises a person.

    Avenues of honour are a uniquely Australian phenomenon. Australians, and in particular Victorians, embraced the idea of planting them more enthusiastically than any other country in the world. The Eurack Avenue of Honour is the earliest known avenue of honour to be planted in Victoria and dates from 1916.

    By the time of the Second World War avenues of honour had declined in popularity as a means of commemoration. Today it is estimated that over 300 avenues of honour have been planted in Victoria to commemorate service personnel since 1901.
    
    

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