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Bicentenary of the Crossing of the Blue MountainsPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the bicentenary of the first recognized crossing of the mountains by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson and their party in 1813 which led to the first inland settlement and survival of the colony. Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth reached the area of Mount York on the 28th May 1813.
It also commemorates the bicentenary of the construction of the road by William Cox over the Blue Mountains in 1814 and the journey of Governor Macquarie from Emu Ford to Bathurst which he named in 1815.
Location
| Address: | Great Western Highway & Gardenia Avenue, Arms of Australia Inn Museum, Emu Plains, 2750 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.749631 Long: 150.669288 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | May-1813 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 19th July, 2015 |
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This plaque commemorates the Bicentenary of :
The crossing of the Blue Mountains by
Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson from South Creek in May 1813
The construction by William Cox of a road across the mountains
to the Western Plains in July 1814
The journey of Governor Lachlan Macquarie and his party from Emu Ford to the new settlement which he named Bathurst in May 1815
This plaque was unveiled by Fiona Scott, Federal MP for Lindsay on 19 July 2015
Nepean District Historical Society 2015
