XIV Olympiad - Miriam Vale, Queensland, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 24° 19.756 E 151° 33.787
56J E 354217 N 7308565
In the concrete footpath near the War Memorial is a plaque commemorating the 14th Olympic Torch Relay.
Waymark Code: WM17DH0
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 02/01/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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The bronze plaque is embedded in the aggregate concrete pathway opposite 'The Store'. The inscription reads:

Games of the XIV Olympiad
Melbourne 1956

On 13 November 1956 the Olympic Torch Relay
made its journey through the Miriam Vale
Shire on its way to the light the Olympic
Cauldron for the start of the Olympic
Games in Melbourne
______________________________

Erected by Miriam Vale Shire Council to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the
1956 Olympic Torch Relay 13th. November 2006

Visited: 0620, Thursday, 9th June, 2022

Subject: County

Commemoration: 13 November 2006

Date of Founding: 13 November 1956

Date of Commemoration: 13 November 2006

Address:
Blomfield Road, Miriam Vale, Queensland, Australia

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Detail Photograph:

Yes


Web site if available: Not listed
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