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Anzac Walk and Anzac Place
Anzac Walk is a 30-minute walk beginning at the corner of Kilvington Drive and Belgrave-Gembrook Road. The first stop is opposite the cenotaph across the road, and outside the National Bank. A compelling audio trail delivered by QR code to your phone delivers a totally immersive experience of Emerald in the Great War and the…
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Spyridon Louis Statue
Spyridon Louis Statue plaque Transcription Spyridon “Spyros” Louis 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940 Spyridon Louis was modern Greece’s first Olympic gold medalist at / the 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Spyridon Louis and local athlete Edwin Flack competed against each / other in the men’s marathon at the summer Olympics, with Louis /…
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Edwin Flack Statue
Plaque 1 Transcription Edwin H. FlackAustralia’s First Olympic Gold Medalist Edwin Flack was the sole Australian to compete in the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896 at Athens Greece. Flack took part in five events 800m, 1500m, and marathon (athletics) and in the Tennis (singles & doubles). Flack was successful in winning the 800m…
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