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Plaque
Plaque
Stone Roller
Plaque

Photographs supplied by Kent Watson

The monument commemorates the construction of the first patented concrete filled railway wheel stone roller used to make the land arable.

Location

Address:Darwin Road, Cooke Plains, 5261
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.379487
Long: 139.561939
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Technology
Sub-Theme:Industry
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 13th April, 1986
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Front Inscription

This monument was erected to commemorate the construction of the first patented concrete filled railway wheel stone roller  made by W. M. Irvine and R. D. Irvine in 1962.

This was used to break down rough limestone ground into arable cropping land.

13 - 4 - 1986

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