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The monument commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the meeting of the Corporation of the Town of Port Adelaide in 1856.
Corporation of Port Adelaide 1856Location
| Address: | North Parade & Robe Street, Port Adelaide , 5015 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.843533 Long: 138.503345 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Local |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 08-January-1856 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 08-January-2006 |
| Link: | http://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 8th January, 2006 |
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At a public meeting, held on 8 January 1856 near here, the site of the Ship Inn, North Parade, the first Members of the Corporation of the Town of Port Adelaide were duly elected.
Mayor Captain Edward French
Alderman - David Bower, West Ward; John Smith, East Ward
Councillors - Walter Smith, James Grosse and Edward Gascoyne Collinson, West Ward
Councillors - Alfred France, William Galway, John Cave, East Ward
Town Clerk - William Boykett.
Erected by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the Port Adelaide Historical Society to mark the 150th Anniversary of that Meeting.
Unveiled by Deputy Mayor Peter Jamieson on the 8th January 2006
