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Avenue of Honour is the term given to a memorial avenue of trees, with each tree symbolising a person. The tradition, which originated in the Goldfields region of Victoria, Australia is an important part of Australian culture. There are 547 known avenues of honour in Australia, in all states and territories except the Northern Territory. Over half are in Victoria.〔 Most avenues are in remembrance of those who fought or died war, particularly World War I (1914–1918), although the earliest recorded avenues were planted in remembrance of Australia's participation in the Second Boer War (1899-1902).〔"Megan Backhouse, "Felled but not forgotten", ''The Saturday Age'', 8 June 2013, p. 10〕 Since soldiers were grouped by the place they were recruited, a military defeat often meant all of the men of eligible age from the town were killed in the same battle. Many of the avenue's trees include metal plaques naming the victims. Many of these avenues now feature large, established trees and exotic species. Several of these avenues are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register; most others are afforded local levels of heritage protection through the various Local government in Australia and the National Trust of Australia; however, many such avenues have since been affected by road development. An online project titled "Avenues of Honour 1915-2015" (www.avenuesofhonour.org) has been established by Treenet, the urban tree research and education organisation based at the University of Adelaide's Waite Arboretum.〔 ==State significant avenues== * Ballarat — The longest(22 kilometres & 3,912 trees) of the Avenues of Honour, made ever grander by its Arch of Victory.〔http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;4220〕〔(Ballarat Avenue of Honour )〕 *Bacchus Marsh Road — The avenue of elm trees serves as a tribute to local people who enlisted in the First World War. The 281 trees were simultaneously planted on the call of a bugle in 1918.〔http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;4957〕 *Eurack〔http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;12270〕 *Macedon-Woodend Road, Shire of Macedon Ranges〔http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;12522〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avenue of honour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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