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Centenary of the Parramatta National Park TrustPrint Page 
30-August-2014 (Sandra Brown)
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown / Heather Stevens
The plaque commemorates the centenary of the Parramatta National Park Trust from 1858 to 1958.
The boundaries of Parramatta Park were surveyed and on 6 August 1858 a proclamation appeared in the Government Gazette appointing five people as trustees representing government, business and community interests of the people of Parramatta.
They were: James Byrnes, MP; William Goodin; George Oakes, MP; Nathanniel Payten, Sen.; and John Purchase.
Location
| Address: | O`Connell Street (near George Street), Parramatta Park, Parramatta, 2150 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.812769 Long: 150.99994 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1958 |
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Front Inscription
Source: H, MAThis tablet was erected to mark the centenary of the Parramatta National Park Trust
First Trustees appointed 1858.
Present Trustees 1958
R. E. Coleman (Chairman),
W. G. Gates, S. T. Moxham, R. G. Hay,
J. O. Rowe, H. O. Webb, J. N. L. Argent,
J. P. Dalton and A. M. Goldsmith.
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