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12-December-2014
12-December-2014

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The plaque commemorates the naming of Mann Street after Captain Gother Kerr Mann (1808 - 1899), a former magistrate at Gosford, Commissioner of New South Wales Railways, and Superintendent for the construction of the Cockatoo Docks.

Location

Address:45 Mann Street, Central Coast Conservatorium, Gosford, 2250
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.428539
Long: 151.341634
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Government - Colonial

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1958
Front Inscription

Mann Street, Gosford

Named to commemorate Captain Gother Kerr Mann
(1808 - 1899)

Magistrate Gosford 1840
Land holder at Wyoming
Engineer, Commissioner of N.S.W. Railways 1855 - 57
Superintendent responsible for building Cockatoo Docks, 1858 - 70

He looked ahead with confidence.

Erected by Brisbane Water Historical Society, 1958

Source: MA
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