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16-September-2013
16-September-2013
16-September-2013

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The plaque commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Burke & Wills exploration party which camped at Reedy Lake in September 1860.

Location

Address:Murray Valley Highway, Second Reedy Lake, Kerang, 3579
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.669147
Long: 143.877553
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:04-September-1860
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Actual Event End Date:05-September-1860
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:September-2010
Front Inscription

BURKE & WILLS
150TH
ANNIVERSARY

Burke & Wills Expedition to
the north of Australia camped
at Reedy Lake, arriving 2pm
Tuesday, September 4, 1860

Departed 9am Wednesday
September 5 for Lake Boga

Commemorative sign erected September 2010

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