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27-May-2018 (Sandra Brown)
27-May-2018 (Sandra Brown)
15-September-2013 (Graeme Saunders)
15-September-2013 (Graeme Saunders)
27-May-2018 (Sandra Brown)
27-May-2018 (Sandra Brown)

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders / Sandra Brown

The stone fireplace is a memorial to the Burke and Wills Expedition which camped near here in 1860.  It was erected by the Waranga Shire Council to commemorate the centenary of the Victorian Exploring Expedition`s passage through the Barnadown district in 1860.

 

Location

Address:Barnadown - Knowsley Road, Campaspe River, Barnadown, 3557
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.650138
Long: 144.544543
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:29-August-1860
Approx. Event Start Date:1860
Actual Event End Date:29-August-1860
Approx. Event End Date:1960
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:August-1962
Front Inscription

BURKE & WILLS
  CENTENARY

THE PARTY CAMPED
NEAR THIS SPOT ON
28th AUGUST 1860
ON ITS OUTWARD
     JOURNEY.

   ERECTED BY
THE SHIRE OF WARANGA 
           1960

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