Charles Archer and Sleipner
State: QLD
Area: AUS
Please Note: GPS Co-ordinates are approximate.
| Latitude: | -23 22 39 |
| Longitude: | +150 30 36 |
Monument Type: Monument
Theme: Landscape
Sub-Theme: Settlement
Description:
Commemorates the meeting place which determined the site of the city.
Charles Archer explored the Fitzroy and Dawson River areas looking for suitable grazing lands in 1853-4. He tendered for the Farris Run in Gracemere and travelled overland with livestock to arrive in 1855. His brother Colin was to bring much needed supplies by sea and the two met when the "Ellida" sailed up the coast from Maryborough and along the Fitzroy River. This became the site of Rockhampton. Sleipner, Archer`s horse, was named after Odin`s fabled horse in Scandinavian mythology.
Actual Event Start Date: 01-September-1855
Actual Event End Date: 01-September-1855
Actual Monument Dedication Date: 02-June-2005
Approximate Monument Dedication Date: 1980
Front Inscription:
1 SEPTEMBER 1855
ON THIS DAY ON THE BANKS OF THE FITZROY RIVER CHARLES ARCHER ON SLEIPNER MADE RENDEZVOUS WITH HIS BROTHER COLIN ARCHER IN THE KETCH ELIDA. THIS MEETING DETERMINED THE SITE OF THE CITY OF ROCKHAMPTON.
SCULPTOR: A.MURCH 1980
Monument Designer: Arthur Murch
Source: NRUM