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15-September-2013
15-September-2013

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The sign was erected to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Burke and Wills expedition`s visit to Kamerooka station in August 1860.

Location

Address:Bendigo – Tennyson Road, Kamarooka Station , Kamarooka North, 3571
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.393525
Long: 144.380565
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Sign
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:29-August-1860
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Actual Event End Date:30-August-1860
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 29th August, 2010
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Front Inscription

BURKE & WILLS EXPEDITION - 1860
CAMPSITE No. 9
PATTERSON`S KAMAROOKA STATION

The Expedition Departed Royal Park, Melbourne
20th August 1860 To Traverse Australia From South To North.  

The Party Of Men, Horses & Camels Left Barnadown And Arrived
At Kamarooka Station On The 29th August 1860.  
Next Day They Struck North To Terrick Terrick Station

This Sign Was Erected To Commemorate The 150th Anniversary
Of The Expedition`s Visit Here And Was Unveiled By
Cr Greg Toll 29th August 2010

Left Side Inscription
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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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