William FarrerPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates contributions made by William Farrer as a Surveyor who worked for the Lands Department from 1875 to 1886.
Farrer qualified as a surveyor in 1875 and worked for the Department of Lands in the Dubbo, Nyngan, Cobar and Cooma Districts. In July 1886 he resigned from the Lands Department, settled on Lambrigg on the Murrumbidgee River near where Canberra now stands and intensified his experiments into wheat breeding.
Location
| Address: | Farrer Place , Farrer Memorial, Queanbeyan, 2620 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.354777 Long: 149.231462 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - State |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1875 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1886 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 31st March, 2006 |
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National Trust Heritage Festival 2006
This plaque acknowledges the contributions of William James Farrer as a registered surveyor 1875 – 1886
Warwick Watkins Surveyor-General of New South Wales
Jonathon Keen President, Institution of Surveyors NSW Inc
Cr Frank Pangello Mayor, Queanbeyan City Council
31 March 2006
