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The bronze plaque provided by Victoria's 150th Anniversary Board, commemorates the pioneers of Melbourne`s Chinese community who lived in this area.

Location

Address:Little Bourke Street & Celestial Avenue, Melbourne, 3000
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.812161
Long: 144.966497
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:1854
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1984-1985
Front Inscription

This tablet commemorates the pioneers of Melbourne`s Chinese community who had begun settling in this part of Little
Bourke Street by about 1854.

Many of these settlers came from the See Yap ('Four Districts') area of Guangdong province, China.

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