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Women of Fassifern Plaque :2009
Women of Fassifern Plaque :2009

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / John Huth

The monument commemorates the women of the Fassifern District.

The monument is a 4 metre semi-circular altar made of local trancite rock, a shape intended to convey "protection and welcome", over which flows a fountain across a small stone cairn into a pool and thence into the lake and its eventual destination `to nourish and prosper the lands of Fassifern`

Location

Address:Lake Moogerah Road, Haigh Park, Lake Moogerah, Moogerah, 4310
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -28.028889
Long: 152.563611
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 7th September, 1968
Front Inscription

This memorial commemorates the faith, hope and charity of the women of Fassifern honoured in our history

Erected by the Shire of Boonah

The original District of Fassifern discovered by Commandant patrick Logan 1827. Settlement began in this valley 1842.

This plaque was donated by the Queensland Women`s Historical Association.

Unveiled September 7th 1968 by Mrs. Annie Muller

Wife of Mr. A. G. Muller M.L.A. for Fassifiern

1935 - 1969.

 

Source: MA,NRUM
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