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