National Timber Workers' Memorial, Mitchell Street, Eden:
It was following the loss of Geoffrey Munday in a tree-felling accident in 2001 that the Timber Worker's Memorial project was conceived. After the Axemen's Association called a public meeting, an Eden community-based steering committee was formed in 2002.
Construction of the National Timber Workers Memorial was supported by the Australian Federal Government as well as by many local businesses and community members, volunteers and the families of those lost. Constructed in Wellings Park, Eden, it was officially dedicated on 7 June, 2008.
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The memorial wall features individual brass plaques recording the names of timber workers fatally injured while working in the industry; as well as four bas reliefs depicting timber industry work practices. The memorial incorporates as its
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centrepiece a life size statue "Hand of Fate" by renowned Australian sculptor Rix Wright. Depicting a timber worker giving assistance to his injured mate, it symbolises the mateship and compassion of the our bush workers.
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The pergolas and entrance were constructed from timbers salvaged from both the old TarragandaBridge and another in Victoria. Written information about the history of the industry in the Eden district is displayed on bollards, along with a poem by Mrs. Gillian Munday, whose son was fatally injured while working in the bush.
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As of 2013, there were 122 plaques representing timber workers from Queensland through to Tasmania.
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Approximate location of site.
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