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26-March-2019
26-March-2019

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The plaque commemorates the establishment of the Mechanics` Institute in 1880.

 

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Location

Address:227 Wyndham Street, Mechanics Institute, Shepparton, 3630
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.378205
Long: 145.400177
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community
Approx. Event Start Date:1880
Approx. Event End Date:1880

Dedication

Front Inscription

This Tablet Records The Establishment
Of The Mechanics` Institute In 1880
On Crown Land Reserved For That Purpose
In 1877, And Is A Tribute To The Devotion
Of Successive Committees Which Managed
Its Affairs Until It Was Converted To A 
Municipal Free Library Service Opened
By The Hon. Murray Porter M.L.A.
On October 2nd 1958.

 

 

Source: MA
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