MemorialsA.I.F. Memorial Avenue Armidale
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The A.I.F. Memorial Avenue consists of lombardy poplars planted alongside Grafton Road, Armidale. The planting of the trees was conceived by Armidale resident Mr D. Little in the 1930s. Public support was gained and funds raised through public subscription. Work was carried out by returned First World War diggers. The diggers erected the poles for the tree guards, the wire was obtained at cost from local company J. Richardson and Co., and the holes were dug by unemployed diggers. Some forty returned soldiers marched from the Post Office to the town boundary where the dedication service took place. Members of the Junior Red Cross also marched, and a half day holiday was granted to children to attend the service. Captain Chaplain C.E. Hulley M.C. dedicated the avenue.