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30-August-2013
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
The plaque commemorates explorer Major Thomas Mitchell who passed south of the area and climbed and named Mount Arapiles in 1836. The plaque is part of the Major Mitchell Trail which commemorates the "Australia Felix" expedition and was established as a Bicentenary Project in 1988.
Location
| Address: | Lake Avenue, Natimuk, 3409 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.740891 Long: 141.942933 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 22-July-1836 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 22-July-1836 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
Major Thomas Mitchell, explorer of Australia Felix, passed south of here on 22 July, 1836 before naming and climbing Mount Arapiles on 22 and 23 July.
Major Mitchell`s expedition into the `Australia Felix` is commemorated by the Major Mitchell Trail, an Australian Bicentennial project with financial assistance from the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
