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The plaque was erected by the Tuncurry Centenary Committee to commemorate the Birpai Tribe, the traditional owners of the land.
The Birpai are an Aboriginal Australian people of New South Wales. Birpai are the traditional owners of some 2,800 square miles (7,300 km2) of Mid North Coast land, from Gloucester eastwards to the coast where the Manning River flows into the Pacific at Taree.
Location
| Address: | Manning Street, John Wright Park, Tuncurry, 2428 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.178431 Long: 152.500693 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 4th October, 1975 |
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Front Inscription
Source: H, MAIn memory of "The Birpai Tribe"
Unveiled by Mr Don Simon President Forster A.A.C.
In the presence of Rev. Philip Lucock, C.R.E.M.P. on 4th October 1975.
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