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30-September-2011
30-September-2011

Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams / John Huth

The cairn commemorates seaman and passengers who have died in numerous shipwrecks along the Port Macquarie coast.

Location

Address:William Street, Port Macquarie, 2444
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.430528
Long: 152.921806
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Maritime

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Monday 21st August, 1995
Front Inscription

This cairn is dedicated to the many passengers and seamen who lost their lives in the numerous shipwrecks and incidents  that have occured along our coast line and rivers.

May they rest in peace

Dedicated on the 21st day of August 1995 by Wendy Machin M.P. Member for Port Macquarie

Councillor Ray Cooper  Mayor Hastings Council
Bruce Jordan                 President, Mid North Coast Maritime Museum

Source: MA
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