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The plough commemorates the pioneers and the centenary of the District from 1872 to 1972.

In the early 1870s Booyoolee Run, a pastoral holding, was leased by Herbert Bristow Hughes. In 1872 he surveyed and subdivided the land and named the new town after his wife, Laura Hughes.

Location

Address:Hughes Street, Behind Civic Centre, Laura , 5480
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.185734
Long: 138.299465
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Technology
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Approx. Event Start Date:1872
Approx. Event End Date:1972

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1972
Front Inscription

This plough was mounted to honour the pioneers and to commemorate the centenary of the District

1872 - 1972

Source: MA
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