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07-October-2013
07-October-2013
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders / Bryan Hardy

The plaque commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Stanley Park which was the first park to be created in the Metcalfe Shire.

Location

Address:Calder Highway (Harmony Way) & Market Street, Stanley Park, Harcourt, 3453
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.996714
Long: 144.261233
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community
Actual Event Start Date:15-September-1914
Actual Event End Date:15-September-1989

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 15th October, 1989
Front Inscription

This Bunya Pine (Araucaria Bidwilli)
Was Presented By Mr. J. Lang,
And Planted On The 15th September 1914
By The Governor Of Victoria 
Sir Arthur Lyulph Stanley.
He Named This Park Stanley Park
The First Park To Be Created In Metcalfe Shire
This Plaque Was Unvailed (sic) By The 
Metcalfe Shire President Cr Ian Cochrane
On The 15th October 1989, To Commemorate The
 75th Anniversary of Stanley Park.  

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