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Centenary of the Belcher Gift : 8-September-2011
Centenary of the Belcher Gift : 8-September-2011
08-September-2011
Centenary of the Belcher Gift : 8-September-2011
Centenary of the Belcher Gift : 8-September-2011

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

Plaque on the fountain commemorates the centenary in 1974 of the gift of the fountain to Geelong by G. F. Belcher, who was the Mayor of Geelong in 1874-1875.  The Belcher Fountain was imported from Italy and donated to the people .

Location

Address:Gheringhap & Malop Streets , Geelong, 3220
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.146202
Long: 144.358621
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:1874
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:1974
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1974
Front Inscription

Plaque:
Presented To The
TOWN Of GEELONG 
By G. F. Belcher, Mayor 1875-4

Plaque:
1874                   1974
To Commemorate
The Centenary Of This Gift
To The Citizens Of Geelong
By G.F. Belcher, Esq.

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