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The plaque commemorates the pioneer women of Kingston and especially Janet Cooke, the wife of the founder of Kingston. 

Location

Address:Southern Ports Highway, Kingston SE Cemetery, Kingston SE, 5275
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.844511
Long: 139.849792
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Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1988
Front Inscription

Australia
1788 - 1988

Erected in tribute to the Kingston pioneer women

Especially Janet, wife of Archibald Cooke, (Co-founder of Kingston).

Janet died, aged 42, as a result of fire in her thatch roofed cottage August 1859, one year after her arrival in Kingston.

Erected by ladies of Kingston Evening Branch of Country Women`s Association.

 

 

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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