THE story of a group of Wiradjuri heroes that saved the lives of locals during a catastrophic 19th century flood in Gundagai will be immortalised in bronze.
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A special sculpture will be unveiled in Gundagai’s main street next June, depicting two Aboriginal men pulling a canoe out of the water, and will celebrate the contribution that members of the Wiradjuri community made in saving the townsfolk from the great Gundagai flood of June 25, 1852.
The flood washed away Gundagai, killing at least 78 of the town's population of 250 people.
Darien Pullen from Meridian Sculpture Foundry has been commissioned for the project, with council securing grant funds of $130,000. Council has also nominated the two men, Yarri and Jackey Jackey, for an Australian Bravery Decoration.
The sculpture fundraising committee hope to be able to acknowledge the awards as part of celebrations, including the unveiling of the sculpture, on the 165th anniversary of the flood next June.
