sentences:  The trees, comprising Pin Oaks, English oaks, Algerian oaks and oak hybrids were planted by members of the local community working each Saturday for three months in 1918, with each tree planted representing the life of an enlisted soldier from the local area.The opening ceremony for the Avenue was held on 10 August 1918 with ""the State Premier (Mr. Lawson) and the Federal and State members for the district are expected to be present, and a strong band is to be in attendance"".The Premier said that this Avenue ""would serve to remind the future generations of their obligations to the men, and women too, who were now doing so much for mankind, and, furthermore, would stand as an example of great public service"" and that the community ""will regard it as a sacred duty to look after this avenue, care for the trees, and remember the grand purpose underlying the whole movement"".