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The monument commemorates the explorers who used Bathurst as a base for discovery expeditions.

They were George Evans (1815), John Oxley (1817), Allan Cunningham (1826), Charles Sturt (1828), and Sir Thomas Mitchell (1835)

Location

Address:Durham (Great Western Highway) & William Streets, Bowling Club, Bathurst, 2795
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.415805
Long: 149.583581
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

In Memory Of The Intrepid Explorers Who,
In The Early Days Of The Colony, Using 
Bathurst As A Base, Advanced Into The
Unknown West, That Others Might Benefit
       By Their Discoveries.
1815 . . . George Evans
1817 . . . John Oxley
1826 . . . Allan Cunningham
1828 . . . Charles Sturt
1835 . . . Sir Thomas Mitchell

 

Left Side Inscription
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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,H
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