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01-April-2014
01-April-2014

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The bridge was opened and named in 1968 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Port Macquarie.

The first to investigate the Hastings River Valley was John Oxley who followed the river during an overland trek from the Tamworth district in 1818. He named the river after the governor-general of India and, when he arrived at its estuary, he named the site Port Macquarie after the governor of NSW, Lachlan Macquarie, who initiated the expedition.

Location

Address:William Street, Port Macquarie, 2444
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.431236
Long: 152.905593
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Approx. Event Start Date:1818
Approx. Event End Date:1968
Monument Manufacturer:Peter Vaggelas

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 20th June, 1968
Front Inscription

                 This Bridge
Was Officially Opened And Named The 
    SESQUI CENTENARY BRIDGE
By The Minister For Lands,
The Hon. Thomas Lancelot Lewis, M.L.A.
On The 20th June 1968, The Year Of The
150th Anniversary Of Port Macquarie.
This Bridge Was Constructed By Mr. Peter Vaggelas


 

Source: MA
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