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Gawler, Sturt & Bryan Plaque: 12-Ocotber-2002
Gawler, Sturt & Bryan Plaque: 12-Ocotber-2002

Photographs supplied by Glen Tiver
The cairn, erected by Glen Tiver whose forebears owned the property "Rupara", which encompassed Mount Bryan and its environs, commemorates his descendants and the early explorers. The cairn bears four commemorative plaques in memory of Edward John Eyre, Gawler, Sturt and Bryan, Edward Frome and three generations of the "Tiver" family.

The cairn replaces the one erected by surveyor Edward Frome which was demolished by the South Australian Water Authority in 1970 to make way for other engineering works when Mount Bryan became a Water Reserve.

The first European to see the mountain now known as Mount Bryan was the explorer Edward John Eyre who explored the area in July 1839. It was next explored and climbed in December 1839, by Governor Gawler, Captain Charles Sturt and party which included the young man, Henry Bryan, in whose honour Gawler named the feature. In 1842, the Colonial Surveyor, Lieutenant Edward Frome further explored the area and erected a cairn on the site. Frome is also reputed to have been the first European to ascend to the actual summit. He later again visited the area, at which time he climbed to the summit and made a number of sketches

Location

Address:Mount Bryan Summit, Mount Bryan East , 5419
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.426944
Long: 138.972778
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 6th December, 2002
Front Inscription

Commemorating The Fateful Expedition Of
         COLONEL GAWLER
(Governor of South Australia) 
                   And

CAPTAIN CHARLES STURT
      (Surveyor General)
And Their Party, Who Discovered Mount Bryan On A Journey Northwest From The Great Bend In The River Murray In An Attempt To Find Suitable Land For Agriculture In
          DECEMBER 1839
Governor Gawler Named `Mount Bryan`
 On 12 December 1839 In Honour Of

          HENRY BRYAN
A Member Of The Expedition, Who Became Lost And
Perished On The Return Journey To The River Murray


 

Left Side Inscription

      Commemorating The Expedition
                              Of

          EDWARD JOHN EYRE
                And His Party

      The First Europeans To Explore The
  Area West Of Hallett On A Trek To The
      Northern Areas Of South Australia
                              In

                 JULY 1839


 

Back Inscription

         Commemorating The Expedition Of
        CAPTAIN EDWARD FROME
                   (Surveyor General)

                       And His Party
The First Europeans To Scale Mount Bryan
                          In

                   1842

From This Summit Capt. Frome
Sketched And Named 'The Razorback Range`

 

Right Side Inscription

In Memory Of Our Forefathers
    JAMES TIVER J.P.
       (1829 - 1909)
GEORGE SAMUEL TIVER J.P.
          (1873 - 1959) 
DONALD EDGAR TIVER J.P.
        (1903 - 1976) 
Three Successive Tiver Generations To Hold
Pastoral Property In Hallett And Yunta Districts
This Cairn Erected By The Tiver Family In 2002
In Honour Of Our Early Explorers And Settlers


 

Source: MA
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