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28-April-2014
28-April-2014

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The monument commemorates the pioneers of Mildura and was unveiled during the golden jubilee celebrations of 1937. 
 
A memorial stone, which is being erected by the school children of the Sunraysia district to the memory of the early pioneers,
and to mark the commemoration of the golden jubilee, has almost been completed, and will be placed on its foundations in
Henderson Park this week. The stone will be unveiled by Mr. J. H. Bennett, district inspector of schools, on August 13.
The Argus (Melbourne), 27 July 1937. 

Location

Address:Deakin Avenue & Thirteenth Street, Henderson Park, Mildura, 3500
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.191919
Long: 142.153718
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 13th August, 1937
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Front Inscription

Erected to the memory of the pioneers by the children of Mildura and District on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee 

Unveiled 13th August 1937

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Source: MA
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