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Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial

Locality: Geeveston, Tasmania, Australia

Address: Heritage Park 7116 Geeveston, TAS, Australia

Website: www.geevestontasmania.com/forest-worker-memorial

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21.01.2022 AGM 2020 The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial is to held on Friday the 14th of August at 2pm at the Community Centre Brady Street Geeveston. An invitation is extended to those that may be interested in the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial... Agenda TASMANIAN FOREST WORKERS MEMORIAL Notice and Agenda for the 2020 Annual General Meeting To be held at 2.00 pm on the 14th of August 2020 at the Community Hall, Brady Street Geeveston. 1. Present 2. Welcome 3. Apologies 4. Declaration of Interest 5. AGM Business The Minutes of the 2019 Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial Management Committee Annual General Meeting confirmed. 6. Chairpersons Report 7. Treasurers Report 8. General Business: New Signage in Geeveston to represent the Change of Name 9. Nominations for Committee Members A (Written / Show of hands) vote to be taken and elections for the coming Year. 10. Names To declare the names of those nominated to the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial Management Committee to be forwarded to Council for approval. 11. Closure

20.01.2022 Draft Minutes from the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial Committee as Follow: Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial Management Committee...Continue reading

19.01.2022 Three further Memorial Plaques to be added during May. More news and photos soon.

15.01.2022 Plaque Photo Updated 3rd February 2020

09.01.2022 Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial Annual Commemorative Service ... The Management Committee of the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial is pleased to invite families and members of the public to a Commemorative Service and Dedication of new plaques added for those men that have lost their lives whilst deriving a living from the Tasmanian Forests. The Commemorative Service will be held at the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial site in Heritage Park Geeveston, at 1.30pm on Sunday February 2nd in conjunction with the Geeveston Community Development Associations Wheels in the Park annual event. If you have any question please contact me. My Regards Peter Secretary / Treasurer TASMANIAN FOREST WORKERS MEMORIAL C/- 9 Doctor Dicks Drive PORT HUON TASMANIA 7116 Email: [email protected] Mobile 0438 373 718 Web Address: https://www.geevestontasmania.com/forest-worker-memorial Facebook Tasmanian Forest workers Memorial

07.01.2022 The Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial is dedicated to those person who have lost thier lives, whilst working in the Tasmanian Forest Industry. The Management Committee have one criteria, which is as follows: Those persons who were deriving a living from the forest in Tasmania at the time of their death by accident.

03.01.2022 Three new plaques have been added to the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial. The new plaques are for the late Mr Malcolm Smith, Harold Horne and Edwin Kube. Photos of the plaques have been posted. There are now 35 plaques representing 37 men who lost their lives whilst deriving a living working in the Tasmanian Forests. If you know of a family that may wish to have a plaque added for a family member, please asked them to contact the Secretary, Peter Pepper on email at [email protected]

02.01.2022 John Joseph Francis is the latest to be commemorated on the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial. Terry Francis (Great Grand Son) was instrumental in the plaque being placed on the Memorial.

01.01.2022 Thanks to some generous sponsors, over the past three years, the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial Committee have funds available for additional plaques to commemorate those Men and Women who have lost their lives whilst deriving their living working in the Tasmanian Forest Industry. If you have a Family member, relative or a friend who would pass those criteria please contact the Secretary of the Tasmanian Forest Workers Memorial, Peter Pepper on 0438 373 718