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15-September-2013
15-September-2013

Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Graeme Saunders

The plaque commemorates explorer Major Thomas Mitchell and his expedition who climbed Mount Hope in 1836. The plaque is part of the Major Mitchell Trail which commemorates the "Australia Felix" expedition and was established as a Bicentenary Project in 1988.

Location

Address:Old Leitchville Road, Mount Hope, Mount Hope Picnic Area, Pyramid Hill, 3575
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.984667
Long: 144.208833
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:28-June-1836
Actual Event End Date:28-June-1836

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1988
Front Inscription

Australia
1788 - 1988

Major Thomas Mitchell climbed and named Mount Hope on 28 June 1836. Mitchell could not resist the opportunity to explore the promising new country to the south.  Immediately he changed course and continued south-westwards.

Major Mitchell's expedition into the `Australia Felix` is commemorated by the Major Mitchell Trail, an Australian Bicentennial project with financial assistance from the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments.

 

Source: MA
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