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The monument commemorates the many Aboriginal people buried in unmarked graves. The cemetery was used by local Aboriginal people after the nearby Ebenezer Mission was closed.
Location
Address: | Dimboola - Rainbow Road, Antwerp Cemetery, Antwerp, 3414 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.305779 Long: 142.019049 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Monument Manufacturer: | Goolum Goolum Co-Op Ltd. |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 26th January, 1985 |
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Front Inscription
Source: RUMV,VMRIn memory of those aboriginal people from this area who are buried in this cemetery.
Also the burial place of Robert Kinnear winner of the 1883 Stawell Gift.
Erected by the Goolum Goolum Co-Op Ltd.
Unveiled by Mrs. Lilliam Marks, 26th January 1985
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