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Monument commemorates the first landing in Bridgetown.

The first explorer, an Augusta settler, Thomas Turner, traced the Blackwood River upstream to its junction with the Arthur River in 1834. Although a report was then sent to Perth, it was twenty years before an official expedition was undertaken. Augustus C. Gregory, Assistant Surveyor, led a party from the upper Blackwood to the coast in 1845,and later conducted a survey of the district in 1852.

Location

Address:South Western Highway, Bridgetown, 6255
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.968333
Long: 116.133056
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au