Lambrinos Notaras Memorial Rest Area - Glenugie, NSW, Australia
S 29° 47.060 E 153° 00.496
56J E 500799 N 6705112
Behind a black marble, headstone-looking slab, which announces the name of Lambrinos Notaras Rest Area, is a bronze plaque for the Opening of the Rest Area in 2009.
Waymark Code: WMXTJ9
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 02/25/2018
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There is a dark grey marble 'headstone', set into a rectangle of concrete beside the sealed access road for the Rest Area, with the following:
"Lambrinos Notaras
(Brinos)
Memorial Rest Area"
There is the cast bronze plaque for the Opening, on a concrete plinth directly behind it, which reads:
This Memorial Rest Area
recognises the lifelong dedication of
Lambrinos (Brinos) Notaras (1930-2005)
to the Hardwood Timber Industry of NSW
was Officially Opened by
The Hon Ian MacDonald M.L.C.
Minister for Primary Industries NSW
on the 27th May 2009
There is also a large sign beside the bright yellow 'Bobtail' log jinker, which gives some background to the reason why the Rest Area was named after the brothers. At the bottom of one of the convex interpretative signs is the following:
"On 20 August 2005, Lambrinis (sic) Notaras, also known as 'Brinos', lost his life in a car accident at the age of 75. The memorial at this location recognises the wonderful contribution that Lambrinis and his family has made to the Grafton community including their contribution to the timber saw mill industry.
"The Notaras saw mill in Grafton was opened by the Notaras brothers, Lambrinis and Spiro, in 1966 and has remained in the family since.
"Other contributions to Grafton include the well known Saraton Theatre. Now a heritage building that has been returned to its original style, the Saraton was operated by the two brothers between 1956 and 1972 and continues to run today as the local cinema."
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Born 29 November, 1945, in Brisbane, Ian MacDonald became a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1969. He entered 'local' politics in 1979, becoming a Councillor of the Burdekin Shire Council. He became a Senator for Queensland in 1990, and has held various Parliamentary positions and portfolios since. [Including the Minister for Primary Industries.]
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