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02-August-2011 (Graeme Saunders)
02-August-2011 (Graeme Saunders)

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders / Neil Follett

The plaque commemorates the McNicol family who were early settlers in Terang. 

The first dwelling in the township area was built in 1840 by Donald McNicol, and consisted of a slab hut on the east bank of Lake terang. The township was developed in the late 1850s, the post office opening on 1 March 1859. 

Location

Address:Mary Bradshaw Avenue, Terang, 3264
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.240683
Long: 142.912641
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Settlement

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1988
Front Inscription

In memory of the McNicol Family

Early settlers of Terang

1840.

Erected by Terang & District Historical Society.

1988

Source: MA
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