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30-July-2021
30-July-2021

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The plaque commemorates the centenary of Pompoota Hall which was opened in 1917. 

Location

Address:Billabong Road, Pompoota Hall, Pompoota, 5238
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.987661
Long: 139.340612
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community
Actual Event Start Date:22-January-1917
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Actual Event End Date:22-January-2016
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 22nd January, 2017
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Front Inscription

This plaque was unveiled on 22nd January 2017, by the Honourable Jay Weatherill MP Premier of South Australia.

The plaque commemorates the centenary of the Pompoota Hall, built as a school and community facility on the Pompoota Training Farm.

The hall was officially opened on 22nd January 1917, by the Honourable Crawford Vaughan, Premier and Minister of Education.

The farm was established to train returning World War 1 servicemen in agricultural pursuits so that they could take up the land through the Soldiers Settlement Scheme and support themselves and their families.

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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