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Brandts Plough Memorial
Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Nancy Alford
Memorial and replica of Brandt's Plough dedicated to local blacksmiths.
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Location
| Address: | Western Highway & Paxton Street, Memorial Park , Great Western, 3377 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.15306 Long: 142.855923 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Agriculture |
Dedication
Front Inscription
(plaque 1)
DEDICATED TO
OUR BLACKSMITHS
(plaque 2)
JOHN R. CORNFORTH
CHARLES A. BRANDT
JAMES K. STEWART
(plaque 1)
DEDICATED TO
OUR BLACKSMITHS
(plaque 2)
JOHN R. CORNFORTH
CHARLES A. BRANDT
JAMES K. STEWART
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MAG.W.P.A. Great Western Progress Association
Northern Grampians Shire Council
Stawell Historical Society
Blacksmith`s Memorial
(photo)
Charles A. Brandt, a Dutch emigrant, established a blacksmith`s shop on this site in the 1880s. A clever man he developed a stump jump plough before the idea was patented by others. Upon his retirement his son Albert carried on the business before selling it to a Mr. J.K. Stewart.
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