Pioneers & Centenary of Laura DistrictPrint Page

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
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:	1872
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:	1972
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:	1972

Source: MA