A memorial was erected in 1970 by Tony Pellissier and Joe Egan with the Bayles Progress Association. Mr Egan’s father, a swamp pioneer, had worked digging the Main Drain. The plaque reminds us of the sacrifices of the early settlers and is an inspiration for those to come.
Bayles Centenary Sunday 19 June 2022 by Susan Davies
Early Pioneers plaque
Transcription
Erected / to the memory of / our district’s early pioneers & all / those others who followed on through / trials & hardship, to bequeath to us / their decendants [sic] & successors, the reward of their labours & the fruits / of the soil.
Bayles – 1970
Vic and Valmai Walker plaque
Transcription
In memory of / Vic and Valmai Walker / for their selfless dedication / to voluntary service in the / Bayles Community.
1961 – 2021
Vic and Valmai Walker’s children had the honour of unveiling a plaque in memory of their parents at the Bayles Centenary celebrations on 19 June 2022.
Address: Bayles Recreation Reserve, 690 Koo Wee Rup-Longwarry Rd, Bayles
Surveyed on: 19 June 2022
Surveyed by: Lynne
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