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The plaque commemorates the arrival at the tollgate of a re-enactment of the gold escorts inuagurated by Police Commissioner Alexander Tolmer in 1852.

 

Location

Address:Princes Highway, Tollgate, Glen Osmond, 5064
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.965191
Long: 138.647308
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Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Colonial
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Wednesday 8th October, 1986
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To commemorate the arrival at the tollgate of a re-enactment of the gold escorts inaugurated by Police Commissioner  Alexander Tolmer in 1852

The S. A. Police escorts brought gold from Castlemaine, Victoria, to Adelaide saving the colony of South Australia from  economic ruin during the upheavals of the goldrushes

This plaque was unveiled on 8th October 1986 by Devon J. Batt, Mayor of Burnside, and Barry L. Schuetz, Mayor of Unley.

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Source: MA
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