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The monument was erected over the grave by the Italian Historical Society of South Australia to commemorate Antonio Giannoni (1814 - 1883), the first Italian settler in South Australia, who arrived on 19th of September 1839. The original gravesite has been restored. 

South Australia's first Italian, Antonio Giannoni (1814-1883), a native of Rimini, arrived in Adelaide in 1839 as a sailor on the Recovery. After several years spent whaling at Encounter Bay and fossicking for gold in Victoria, he returned to Adelaide and worked as a cab-driver in Kensington and Norwood, where in 1920 his son Peter was elected mayor. 

Location

Address:	161 West Terrace, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, 5000
State:	SA
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -34.935036 Long: 138.585194 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Monument Type:	Grave
Monument Theme:	People
Sub-Theme:	Settlement
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Thursday 4th November, 1993
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Source: MA