www.monumentaustralia.org

Visit of Governor Lachlan MacquariePrint Page Print this page

The monument commemorates the first visit of Governor Macquarie and his wife to Camden Park in 1810. 

The monument originally included a plaque commemorating the two aboriginal servants who had accompanied them. This plaque has been removed.

Location

Address:Camden Park Road, Barrigal Lagoon, Menangle, 2568
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.102407
Long: 150.732481
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
View Google Map

Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Colonial
Actual Event Start Date:16-November-1810
Approx. Event Start Date:
Actual Event End Date:19-November-1810
Approx. Event End Date:
Designer:
Artist:
Monument Manufacturer:
Link:

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:
Front Inscription

The camping place of Governor Macquarie and Mrs Macquarie the first Governor`s wife to visit Camden Park

November 16th - 19th, 1810

"Our little camp was formed on a beautiful eminence near a lagoon of fresh water, the tents fronting the south west, about three miles from the foor of Mt. Taurus."  Governor Macquarie`s journal November 16th, 1810.

 

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