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The cairn commemorates Captain John Hepburn who drove sheep overland from Sydney in 1838 and settled in the area.  

The memorial is a cairn erected by J. H. Stout, Clarke Sewell and Arthur Toose who transported the stone to the top of the mountain with one of the first crawler tractors in Victoria.

Note: This cairn is on private property. 

Location

Address:McMickans Road, Mount Kooroocheang, 3 kilometres north , Smeaton, 3364
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.293889
Long: 143.980556
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Settlement
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:March-1938
Front Inscription

Captain Hepburn 
Kooroolyngh
15 April 1838

Left Side Inscription
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Inscription in Proximity
Source: RUMV,VMR
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