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Henry Dangar
Henry Dangar Inscription

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The monument commemorates surveyor and explorer Henry Dangar (1796 - 1861) who camped near the site in 1824. 

Dangar who was a surveyor and pastoralist was appointed assistant in the Survey Department and employed in the counties of Camden and Argyle. He transferred to Newcastle to make a detailed survey of the Hunter Valley and for the next two years measured and marked out in the Hunter River and as far north as Patrick`s Plains. He also marked the road from Newcastle to Wallis Plains (Maitland).

Location

Address:New England Highway & Segenhoe Street, Dangar Park, Aberdeen, 2336
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.162963
Long: 150.890451
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:01-August-1824
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Actual Event End Date:01-August-1824
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 3rd August, 1974
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Front Inscription

Henry Dangar first explorer of the Upper Hunter River camped near this site on 1st August 1824.

Memorial erected by the residents of Aberdeen 3rd August 1974.

Plaque donated by Scone & U. H. Historical Society.

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