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Moyston Discovery & Settlement
Moyston Discovery & Settlement

Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Nancy Alford

An obelisk commemorates the explorations of Major Mitchell in 1836, the first settlement of the area in 1840 and 1841 by Horatio Spencer Wills, the first gold discoveries in October 1857 and is dedicated to the Moyston pioneers.

Location

Address:Ararat- Hall Gap & Moyston - Dunkeld Roads, Outside General Store, Moyston, 3377
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.301238
Long: 142.765529
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:December-1953
Front Inscription

Dedicated to the memory of the pioneers of Moyston & Dist.

Dec 1953.

Erected by Alec McDonald  "Crochan"

Left Side Inscription

Major Mitchell passed through this District

July 1836.

 

Back Inscription

First gold discovered near this spot in Oct 1857 by

D. Torquay
J Omand 
P Liddle
R Miller

Right Side Inscription

First land settlement on this District in 1840 - 41.

Horatio Spencer Wills 

Source: MA,VMR,RHSV
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Exploration
Exploration
Settlement
Settlement