Merbein lone pine stolen, may now be Christmas tree

Sarah Harman

A SIGNIFICANT and symbolic piece of history has been stolen from the Merbein Cemetery in a “disgusting” and disrespectful act. Between Friday night and Saturday morning, the cemetery’s descendant of the original Lone Pine in Gallipoli was cut down and taken. Merbein Cemetery Trust president Graeme Worthington said the theft had shocked and “outraged” many in […]

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