Bailey Park - Abermain, NSW, Australia - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

Bailey Park is named for a "Dedicated School Teacher who was conscripted into the Australian Army during the Vietnam War." [ex plaque for Dedicated Tree] The plaque on the small square stone beneath the mature liquid amber tree reads:

	       [Cessnock 
		  City Council logo]
       BAILEY PARK
In recognition of Private Errol John Bailey
   Born at Kurri Kurri District Hospital
  8 May 1945 - Killed in Action in Vietnam
  13 May 1968. A Dedicated School Teacher
  who was Conscripted into the Australian
       Army during the Vietnam War.
 	His name is listed on the
      Australian Vietnam Honour Roll.

Bailey Park is a well-maintained grassed narrow strip of land directly beside Cessnock Road, with unkempt bushland that backs onto the Hunter Valley railway line. The maintained part has a concrete walkway and cycleway running the length of it, that connects with similar parks on Cessnock Road.

Visited: 1611, Sunday, 14 August, 2016

Name: Bailey Park Street Location: Cessnock Road Local Municipality: Cessnock City Council State/Province, etc.: NSW Country: Australia Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: Private Errol Bailey Picnic Facilities: None Recreational Facilities: Walking and Cycle path Monuments/Statues: Plaque, and Dedicated Tree Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None Fountains: None Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None Special Events: None Traditional Geocaches: Huff and Puff, by Team Senz Date Established: Not listed

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