THE ADAM LINDSAY GORDON GRAVE
RESTORATION APPEAL
TARGET: $10,000
MONEY RAISED TO DATE: $3,193.58 as at 4 May 2008
On the 137th anniversary of The Poet's death, Allan Childs, President of The
Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc. and manager of Dingley
Dell (SA), launched an appeal to raise funds to restore Gordon's
gravesite at the Brighton General Cemetery (Vic).
The memories have faded and so has the memorial...

A broken bluestone Doric column monument was erected over Adam Lindsay
Gordon’s grave soon after his death in 1870 by his intimate friends (see
picture above). In February 1918, the monument was the only one
damaged in the Brighton General Cemetery by a cyclone that left widespread
destruction to the locality. The following year, on the re-interment of his
infant daughter, two additional panels were added with the words from Ye
Wearie Wayfarer, Gordon’s most recognisable stanza. Now nearly 140 years
old, the monument is in need of a restoration to keep the memory alive of
Australia’s National Poet. Acid from cleaning solutions have affected the
polished marble and the panels depicting Gordon’s three published works have
been dislodged.

We are now appealing to your generosity to raise $10,000 to restore the
monument.
Works are being
undertaken by
Lodge Bros. with advice from an experienced heritage conservationist.
Donations
Donations to The Adam Lindsay
Gordon Grave Restoration Appeal can be made via one of the three easy
methods below -
1. Just click on the "PayPal Donate" button
below. It's free and secure!
2. For Australian bank account
holders, our account details are:
Bank: Bendigo Bank Limited
Account name: The Adam Lindsay
Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.
BSB: 633-000
Account: 129958567
Or why not visit your nearest
Bendigo Bank and make a deposit?
3. Send your cheque/money order
(no cash) to:
The Adam Lindsay Gordon
Grave Restoration Appeal
PO Box 158
FLINDERS LANE VIC
8009
AUSTRALIA