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Photographs supplied by Henry Moulds

The memorial acknowledges the history of the peoples of Dareton and Coomealla. 

The cairn was originally located in the school grounds and was unveiled as a war memorial in 1933. The cairn was removed from the school to Tapio Park in 2009 to make way for a new library. The plaques were added to the cairn in during the Dareton - Coomealla 90th celebrations held over the long weekend in June 2015.

Location

Address:Silver City Highway , Tapio Park, Dareton, 2717
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.095929
Long: 142.041352
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2015
Front Inscription

This monument built in 1993 by the first settlers now acknowledges the history (story) of the people of Dareton / Coomealla,

1915







 

Left Side Inscription

The Barkindji peoples

The original inhabitants
 

Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription

The first settlers

"Blockies" 1925

 

Inscription in Proximity
Source: NRWM, MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au