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18-September-2016 (Chris McLaughlin)
18-September-2016 (Chris McLaughlin)

Photographs supplied by Roger Johnson / Chris McLaughlin / Sandra Brown

The monument commemorates the soldier settler families who settled in the area after World War Two.

Location

Address:Murray Valley Highway , Yarroweyah Memorial Hall, Yarroweyah, 3644
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.925331
Long: 145.560518
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Approx. Event Start Date:1947

Dedication

Front Inscription

Yarroweyah Soldier Settlers Monument

Back Inscription

Yarroweyah Memorial

World War II Returned Servicemen

This monument was erected to commemorate the soldier settlers, their wives and families who stayed to receive their purchase leases and pioneered the new irrigation settlement which commenced in Yarroweyah in 1947.  

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Source: MA,VWHI
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