tree of knowledge Birth place of the Labour movement before the vandalism attack to kill the tree in 2006
old historic gnarled worn trunk vandal vandalized attack attacked pointless dumb leafy green growing area birthplace The tree is part of Australian folklore as the birthplace in the 1890s of the Australian Labor Party, during the great shearers' strikes. The 200 year old ghost gum, at Barcaldine in Queensland's central west, is struggling to survive after it was poisoned in April 2006 protest far right struggle
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