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The monument commemorates the arrival of Edmund Atherton in the Sarina area in 1866. He was the first European settler in the area.

Location

Address:Bruce Highway, Sarina, 4737
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -21.421407
Long: 149.21689
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Settlement
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 26th January, 1967
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Front Inscription

To commemorate the arrival in Sarina of Edmund Atherton

Who in 1866 was the first white man to reach Sarina overland from the south

Unveiled by Cr. T. G. Newbery, M.L.A. Chairman of Sarina Shire Council

26th January 1967

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Source: MA
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