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Age

89yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

?m

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Details

Common name
English Oak
Botanical name
Quercus robur
Other name
King George V Avenue
Type
Specimen
Condition
Good
Municipality
Tamworth Regional (NSW)
Location
King George V Avenue Tamworth NSW 2340
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Commemorative (Historic)
Date of classification
25 Jun 2013

Statement of Significance

This tree is significant as a commemorative planting in memoriam of King George V, during the Tamworth 1936 Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Notes

The avenue was planted as part of the Tamworth Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1936, as a memorial to King George V. The road was one of the earliest roads in the region, previously known as Lower Nemingha Road, and renamed King George V Avenue as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The planting of the trees were to be 44 feet apart (13.4m) with a gap of 36 feet (10.9m) for the roadway and it was expected that eventually the foliage would meet overhead forming an arch. The integrity of this particular avenue is good with more than half of the original trees still in existence. Replacement of lost trees has been undertaken by the community. February 28, 1936: Report on the first public meeting convened by the mayor of Tamworth, at the request of the townspeople, where the decision to establish a memorial to the late King George V, by planting an avenue of English oak trees along the Lower Nemingha Rd, was discussed and agreed upon.