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The Monument commemorates the opening of the West Coast road between Hobart and Queenstown in 1932.
The people of Queenstown, and of the West Coast generally intend to make tomorrow a red-letter day in their calendar. After many years of comparative isolation from the two chief centres of the state, a highway has been built connecting Hobart with Queenstown, and tomorrow the Lieutenant-Governor (Sir Herbert Nicholls) will perform the opening ceremony. This is to take place near the King River bridge, where the new road joins the one previously built from Queenstown. A feature of the ceremony tomorrow will be the unveiling of a memorial obelisk erected at the end of the new construction. This has attached to it a large copper plaque, about eight feet square, presented by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, and it will provide a striking permanent memorial of an event of rich historical interest.
Examiner (Launceston) 18th November 1932
Location
| Address: | Lyell Highway, Opposite Iron Blow Road turnoff, Gormanston, 7466 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -42.076196 Long: 145.588426 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | State |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 19th November, 1932 |
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