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9 unusual facts about National Trust of Australia


B-24 Liberators in Australian service

Only one Liberator, serial number A72-176, model B-24MR (where R implies a modification incorporating radar) survives in Australia and is the object of a restoration scheme under the auspices of the National Trust of Australia.

Eucalyptus polyanthemos

A Red Box in Fraser National Park is recorded on the Significant Tree Register of the National Trust of Australia in Victoria.

Nancy Bird Walton

The National Trust of Australia declared her an Australian Living Treasure in 1997.

S. H. Ervin Gallery

The S.H. Ervin Gallery is a major public art institution housed in the historic National Trust Centre on Observatory Hill in Sydney, Australia.

ST Wattle

The Wattle was recognised by the National Trust as being significant as an example of depression era Australian shipbuilding and of the transition to welded construction from riveted construction.

Tuart forest

Other attractions in the area include the National Trust heritage property Wonnerup House, walk tracks, possum spotlight trail, bird hide, historic lime pits and picnic areas.

The forests and other surviving remnants are now the target of active conservation efforts such as the National Trust of Australia's Tuart Forest Appeal.

Ulmus × viminalis

Three specimens; listed on the Significant Tree Register of the National Trust.

Ulmus glabra 'Horizontalis'

One tree listed on the Significant Tree Register of the National Trust.


Glebe Park, Canberra

A community campaign to save the trees resulted in a park being proclaimed in 1983 and heritage listing by the National Trust of Australia (ACT) and the Australian Heritage Commission.

John Hatton

John Edward Hatton AO (born 29 May 1933) is former Australian politician, and an National Trust of Australia nominated Australian Living Treasure.


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