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20-September-2012 (Kent Watson)
20-September-2012 (Kent Watson)

Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Sandra Brown

The plaque commemorates explorer Thomas Mitchell who journeyed through this region in 1836. A commemorative trek was made in his honour in 1986. 

Location

Address:Kyneton- Heathcote Road, Redesdale, 3444
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.022703
Long: 144.531581
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Approx. Event Start Date:1836

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 4th October, 1986
Front Inscription

Major Thomas Mitchell passed this way in 1836.

Commemorative Trek in his honour  

October 4, 1986

Plaque unveiled by Professor Geoffrey Blainey

 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au