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17-April-2018
17-April-2018

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The plaque commemorates the 200th anniversary of the laying of St Matthew`s Foundation Stone by Governor Lachlan Macquarie on the 11th October 1817.

Money was deposited in the foundation stone and it was removed on the same day it was laid. The corner stone was relaid 13th October 1817 and the coins placed underneath it were also stolen. 

 

Location

Address:5 Moses Street, St Matthew`s Anglican Church , Windsor, 2756
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.609201
Long: 150.811401
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Religion
Actual Event Start Date:11-October-1817
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Actual Event End Date:11-October-2017
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2017
Front Inscription

Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of 
the laying of the foundation stone of St Matthew`s Church by 
 
Governor Lachlan Macquarie
11th October 1817

His Excellency the Honourable T F Bathurst AC  
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
His Grace the Most Reverend Glenn N Davies DD. 
Archbishop of Sydney & Metropolitan NSW

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Source: MA,AHO
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