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24-May-2017
24-May-2017

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The plaque commemorates the centenary of the formation of the Incorporation of the Institute of Surveyors in New South Wales. 

Location

Address:12-14 O’Connell Street , Manufacturer`s House Building, Sydney, 2000
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.865203
Long: 151.209654
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community
Approx. Event Start Date:1891
Approx. Event End Date:1991

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 21st March, 1991
Front Inscription
              In 1788 near this site
THE FIRST SURVEYOR GENERAL OF THE COLONY 
AUGUSTUS THEODORE HENRY ALT erected his marquee from which he directed the first Public Works and Surveys

This plaque commemorates the centenary
of the Incorporation of the Institution of Surveyors N.S.W. 

D.M.GRANT            G.B.STEEL
Surveyor General     President 

               21st March 1991
Source: MA
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