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14-October-2016
14-October-2016

Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin

The memorial, erected over the grave site, commemorates Flora Scobie, the first European woman to live in the West Goulburn Valley.  

She lived at `Wyuna Station` for a period of time, and moved to `Honeysuckle Station` where she died when she was 35 years old. The memorial was erected by R. Green in 1965. 

Location

Address:Hayes Road, Honeysuckle Station, Violet Town, 3669
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.661716
Long: 145.748883
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Grave
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Approx. Event Start Date:1848
Approx. Event End Date:1848

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1965
Front Inscription

Pioneer Burial

Flora Scobie, wife of M. F. Scobie
Died, Honeysuckle Creek, 20th Feb. 1848

The first white woman to live in Westn. Goulburn Valley, (Wyuna Pastoral Run)

Aged about 35 years.

Source: MA,VMR, RHSV
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au