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Gratwick VC Rest Area

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DescriptionRest area with limited facilities on northbound lane of Federal Highway.
Location 34° 54′ CD" S       **.****
149° 26′ CD" E       **.****
Co-ordinates accuracy : Co-ordinates taken from GPS (WGS84)
Location description : *km * of Collector (on * side of road), **km * of Canberra.
Prominent feature : Federal Highway (23)
What's there  2wd  Picnic_table  shelter  PetFriendly

General comments
This site commemorates Private Percival Gratwick VC. A sign commemorates the VC awarded to him for bravery in Egypt in WW2. The area is quite small and is close to a busy road. The limite.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Pictures (click on image to enlarge)
Gratwick's VC Citation : ../data/lrc149/lrc149_gratwick_ra1.jpg.jpg (available on CD)  View of area 1 : ../data/lrc149/lrc149_gratwick_ra3.jpg.jpg (available on CD)  There's plenty of shade in the area : ../data/lrc149/lrc149_gratwick_ra2.jpg.jpg (available on CD)  

WWWeb Links
List of Australian VC winners

How do I get there
This rest area is on the Federal Highway 1km north of Collector (north) acces.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Document revision history
Stewart Needham LRCACT 122005 Initial EntryRemainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

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Document produced on 03-02-2010