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"Star of Greece"Print Page 
01-February-2015
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The plaque commemorates the crew who were killed during the wrecking of the "Star of Greece" in 1888.
It was unveiled on the centenary of the shipwreck.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Port Willunga, 5173 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.261132 Long: 138.460936 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Maritime |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 13-July-1888 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 13-July-1888 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 13th July, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAStar of Greece
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the crew that lost their lives during the wrecking of the three-masted iron sailing ship Star of Greece during a violent storm of 13 July 1888.
The shipwreck is located a kilometre north of this point.
The Hon. D. J. Hopgood, B.A., Ph. D., M.P., Deputy Premier, Minister for Environment & Planning, Trustee of the State Heritage on the centenary of the wrecking
13 July 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
