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150th Anniversary of the Burke & Wills Expedition - (Camp 9)Print Page 
15-September-2013
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
The sign was erected to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Burke and Wills expedition`s visit to Kamerooka station in August 1860.
Location
| Address: | Bendigo – Tennyson Road, Kamarooka Station , Kamarooka North, 3571 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.393525 Long: 144.380565 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sign |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 29-August-1860 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 30-August-1860 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 29th August, 2010 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MABURKE & WILLS EXPEDITION - 1860
CAMPSITE No. 9
PATTERSON`S KAMAROOKA STATION
The Expedition Departed Royal Park, Melbourne
20th August 1860 To Traverse Australia From South To North.
The Party Of Men, Horses & Camels Left Barnadown And Arrived
At Kamarooka Station On The 29th August 1860.
Next Day They Struck North To Terrick Terrick Station
This Sign Was Erected To Commemorate The 150th Anniversary
Of The Expedition`s Visit Here And Was Unveiled By
Cr Greg Toll 29th August 2010
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