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Lutheran Pioneer SettlersPrint Page 
The monument commemorates the Lutheran pioneer settlers who left Germany to seek religious freedom in Australia.
Location
| Address: | Ballarat Road & Hiller Lane, Pastoral Museum, Hamilton, 3300 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.743417 Long: 142.051001 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1975 |
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This cairn was erected in grateful memory of Lutheran pioneer settlers who, from 1838 left Germany to seek religious freedom in Australia.
In 1853 they bought land in the area and in 1854 built a church of wood and clay with thatched roof, where Pastor C. W. Schurmann conducted a school and the first church services.
The present brick church was dedicated on 3rd October 1861 during the ministry of Pastor M. Goethe and was last used for worship services in 1966.
Erected 1975.
