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A plaque commemorates 150 years of the settlement of Williamstown.
Location
| Address: | Memorial Drive, Williamstown, 5351 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.670203 Long: 138.890645 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | November-2007 |
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CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF WILLIAMSTOWN
IN 1854 SECTION 984 COMPRISED UNFENCED PASTURE STONE & BRICK HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS LICENSED AS A PUBLIC HOUSE FOR SALE OF WINE.
LEGEND HAS IT THE LEWIS JOHNSTON WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE LAND WHILST HE WAS OVERLANDING HORSES FROM SYDNEY IN 1857 HE EXCHANGED THE HORSES FOR THE LAND. rECORDS FROM THE GRO SHOW THAT LEWIS JOHNSTON BOUGHT SECTIONS 984, 985 AND PART 35 ON 12 MAY 1857 FOR £500/-/-/ FROM THOMAS ADAMS.
LEWIS SUBDIVIDED THE LAND AND NAMED IT AFTER HIS SON WILLIAM IN 1858. ASSESSMENT RECORD FOR 1859 SHOW THE FOLLOWING OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS.
Occupier Owner Allotment Description
[Names] [Names) [Number]
WILLIAMSTOWN AND DISTRICTS
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NOVEMBER 2007
