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16-July-2015 (John Huth)
16-July-2015 (John Huth)
09-September-2018 (Peter Williams)

Photographs supplied by John Huth / Peter Williams

The monument commemorates Matthew Flinders who landed in the area in August 1799, and Joseph Dayman who made the first European passage of Fraser Island in 1847.

Location

Address:Dayman Street, Dayman Park, Matthew Flinders Lookout, Urangan, 4655
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -25.289341
Long: 152.907959
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Exploration
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

Erected to the memory of Capt Matthew Flinders R. N. who landed hereabout from H.M.S. Norfolk on 6th August 1799

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Lt Joseph Dayman R.N. who passed here in the schooner "Asp" after making the first passage of Fraser Island Straits 1847.

"All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by"

 

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Source: MA
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