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14-December-2014 (Sandra Brown)
14-December-2014 (Sandra Brown)

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The plaque commemorates the bi-centenary of the birth of the explorer, Matthew Flinders.

Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a distinguished navigator and cartographer in the Royal Navy, who was the first to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent. In 1801 he was commissioned to chart the whole coastline of New Holland, and he specially noted the fertile land around Port Phillip, today's Melbourne.

Location

Address:Arthurs Seat Road, Arthurs Seat Summit, Arthurs Seat, 3936
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.353563
Long: 144.950732
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:16-March-1774
Actual Event End Date:16-March-1974

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 16th March, 1974
Front Inscription

To mark the Bi-Centenary of the birth of Captain Matthew Flinders, explorer and navigator on March 16th, 1774.

This plaque was unveiled by the Hon. R. J. Hamer, E.D., M.P., Premier of Victoria on March 16th. 1974.

Source: MA
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