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12-March-2018
12-March-2018

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

The monument commemorates the 150th anniversary of the naming of Maryborough.

The settlement, originally known as Simsons, was renamed Maryborough by gold commissioner James Daly after his Irish birthplace. The town site was surveyed in 1854, with a police camp, Methodist church, and hospital amongst the first infrastructure. The post office opened on 19 October 1854.One of Victoria's earliest newspapers, The Maryborough Advertiser, was established in 1854.  Land sales commenced in 1856, and Maryborough became the area's administrative and commercial centre. It became a borough in 1857

Location

Address:Weller Street (opposite Palmerston Street) , Pioneer Cemetery, Maryborough, 3465
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.048202
Long: 143.730357
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Designer:1854
Artist:2004

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2004
Front Inscription

Bristol Hill Cemetery
1854 - 1859

First known as Quartz Hill

People known to be buried here
[ Names ]

At least 400 other people are believed to be buried in this Cemetery

Erected in 2004 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the naming of Maryborough

Mayor Cr. Geoff Lovett

Source: MA
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