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Swiss and Italian Pioneers : 08-June-2013
Swiss and Italian Pioneers : 08-June-2013
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland

The plaque commemorates the Swiss and Italian settlers of the area, many of whom came as miners but later started businesses and farms.

Location

Address:Vincent Street, Town Hall, Daylesford, 3460
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.34301
Long: 144.142264
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement

Dedication

Front Inscription

This tablet commemorates the Swiss and Italian-speaking pioneers who came to the Daylesford District during the gold rush in the 1850s and who later took up farming or business here

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