CQVVAA
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are held
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KERSHAW
GARDENS VIETNAM MEMORIAL
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"In Honour of all who served in Vietnam"
Opened
by Councillor Rose Swadling on Vietnam Veterans Day 18th August
1999
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CQVVAA MEETINGS / BBQ`S
Meetings commence at 11a.m. BBQ`s
at Kershaw
Gardens Memorial
FEBRUARY Sun 5th 2011
AGM/GM (Postponed)
APRIL Sun 2nd
2011 AGM
JUNE Sun 4th
2011 GM
AUGUST Sun
6th 2011 GM
OCTOBER Sun
1st 2011 GM
DECEMBER Sun3rd
2011 GM
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The Kershaw
Gardens Vietnam Memorial is accessed from Welch
St and then Fraser Street near the Glenmore Railway Crossing UBD
Map Telstra White Pages Rockhampton Ref P/Q 12/13. To the
right of the entrance gate, a flag pole and the plaque. The
setting provides a shaded area for passers by to rest and reflect
on the years that Australia was involved in the Vietnam War.
A wood fired barbecue to cook lunch and a sandstone hut provides
shelter from the rain. Ample seating is provided and some
benches identify the area of the memorial. |
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General
access off the main North / South Hwy at the Knight Street lights,
UBD Map Telstra White Pages Rockhampton Ref O 11/12, with a
newly completed carpark. With easy walking access to the windmill
and the herb garden and a many paths to other interesting parts of
the Gardens. The Gardens are also accessed from Charles Street
off Musgrave Street, Ref Q 10/11 and into the Gardens parking area
on the Hwy side of Moores Creek |
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Each year on the anniversary of
Vietnam Veterans Day 18th August and on the 25th April trees are
planted in memory of fallen comrades |
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