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The plaque commemorates the crew who were killed during the wrecking of the "Star of Greece" in 1888.

It was unveiled on the centenary of the shipwreck. 

Location

Address:Esplanade, Port Willunga, 5173
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.261132
Long: 138.460936
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Maritime
Actual Event Start Date:13-July-1888
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Actual Event End Date:13-July-1888
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Wednesday 13th July, 1988
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Front Inscription

Star of Greece

This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the crew that lost their lives during the wrecking of the three-masted iron sailing ship Star of Greece during a violent storm of 13 July 1888.

The shipwreck is located a kilometre north of this point.

The Hon. D. J. Hopgood, B.A., Ph. D., M.P., Deputy Premier, Minister for Environment & Planning, Trustee of the State Heritage on the centenary of the wrecking

13 July 1988.

 

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au