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The Fairies' Tree, Fitzroy Gardens. A plaque beside it reads:
THE FAIRIES' TREE
CARVED BY OLA COHN, M.B.E., A.R.C.A.
FROM 1931-34
"A GIFT TO THE CHILDREN OF MELBOURNE"
Foreward from her book, "The Fairies' Tree"
"I have carved a tree in the Fitzroy Gardens for you and the fairies, but mostly for the fairies, and those who believe in them, for they will understand how necessary it is to have a fairy sanctuary - a place that is sacred and safe as a home should be to all living creatures.
Therefore, I dedicate this book to children and fairies, as it is to them I ow my inspiration."
Ola Cohn
Melbourne,
23rd May, 1932.
The tree was restored in 1997, and treated to preserve the wood. |
