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The plaque commemorates the Golden Jubilee of the Coopers Creek Bridge and the contributions of the Mains Roads Department workers between 1946 and 1949. and was unveiled during the Golden Jubilee celebrations. 

The new bridge spanning the main channel of Cooper's Creek, at Curravera Crossing, Windorah, is almost completed. It is  expected to be opened within a few days, after having been under construction for three years.
Courier-Mail (Brisbane), 9 September 1949.

Location

Address:Quilpie - Windorah Road , Cooper's Creek, Windorah, 4481
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -25.370015
Long: 142.745016
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:State
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:1949
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:1999
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1999
Front Inscription

The Cooper's Creek Bridge 
Golden Jubilee Celebration
1949 - 1999

commemorating the contributions
of Mains Roads workers
in the construction of the 
Cooper's Creek Bridge
between 1946 and 1949

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