Involvement in Jubilee 150 EventsPrint Page 
The sundial commemorates the involvement of the District Council of Wakefield Plains and its communities in the South Australian Jubilee 150 events. 1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the European colonisation of South Australia.
The British Province of South Australia was established by the South Australia Act 1834 in August 1834, and the South Australian Company formed on 9 October 1835 to fulfil the purposes of the Act by forming a new colony financed by land sales. The first settlers arrived on Kangaroo Island in July 1836, with all of the ships later sailing north soon afterwards to anchor in Holdfast Bay on the advice of Surveyor-General, Colonel William Light. The Proclamation of the new Province by Governor Hindmarsh at Glenelg took place on 28 December 1836.
Location
| Address: | 5 Edith Terrace, Balaklava, 5461 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.145793 Long: 138.412813 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sundial |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1836 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1986 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 28th October, 1986 |
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THIS SUN DIAL
Was Erected To Commemorate
The Involvement Of
The District Council Of Wakefield Plains
And Its Communities
In The Jubilee 150 Events.
Unveiled By
R. E. SHEPHERD, Mayor,
On October 28, 1986.
