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11-June-2023 (John Huth)
20-September-2019 (Sandra Brown)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
20-September-2019 (Sandra Brown)
20-September-2019 (Sandra Brown)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown / John Huth
The sculpture commemorates the men who lumped and stacked bags of wheat until the advent of bulk grain handling in 1916.

Location

Address:Coolamon & Ariah Streets, Median Strip, Ariah Park , 2665
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.346162
Long: 147.221217
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Sculpture
Monument Theme:Technology
Sub-Theme:Industry
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Designer:
Artist:Margot Stephens (Mudgee, NSW)
Monument Manufacturer:Crawford`s Casting Pty. Ltd (Sydney, NSW)
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 1st October, 2016
Approx. Monument Dedication Date:
Front Inscription
The Wheat Lumper
Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription

Plaque:

Tribute to the Wheat Lumper

Sculptor - Margot Stephens, Mudgee NSW
Foundry - Crawford`s Casting Pty. Ltd, Sydney NSW

Commissioned by the Ariah Park Community Projects Committee

Supported by the Temora Shire Council

Unveiled on the 1st October, 2016  

Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au