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20-January-2021
20-January-2021

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren

"Woodgate's Tree" commemorates the location where Surveyor Woodgate established his camp in 1858.

 

Location

Address:Echunga Road, Echunga, 5153
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.097701
Long: 138.791953
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Tree
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:1858
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:1858
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1954
Front Inscription

WOODGATE`S TREE

This Tree, A Seedling Taken From The
"Big Gum Tree" At Glen Osmond S.A., Was
Planted In 1954 By Messrs. M. J. Kavanagh
And W. C. Bailey To Commemorate The
Spot Near Where Surveyor Woodgate
Made His Camp In 1858. The Stone On
Which This Plaque Is Mounted Is From
The First Stone Home Built In This
District By J. B. Hack In 1839.

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au