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170th Anniversary of Currency Creek to Mount Bryan ExpeditionPrint Page 
The 170th Anniversary of the Mt Bryan Expedition Commemoration Fair was held at Morgan on the banks of the River Murray on 12th December 2009. The event was to commemorate the 170th Anniversary of the 1839 Mt Bryan Expedition led by Lt. Col. Gearge Gawler, Governor of South Australia and Captain Charles Sturt with a party of 13 other members, sailors and staff.
The expedition departed from Currency Creek on November 26th by land and boat and arrived at Nor West Bend at Morgan on December 10th, 1839. As the expedition ended in tragedy surrounded by mystery and intrigue as to the disappearance of a young man on the expedition from England, Henry Bryan. Henry was a house guest of the Governor.
Henry Bryan was never found, declared missing on a death certificate issued but never found to this day.
The concept of the event was developed by the Morgan Community Development and Tourism Association supported by the Mid Murray Council.
Mid Murray Meander,
Location
| Address: | High Street, Morgan, 5320 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.037209 Long: 139.671505 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1839 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2009 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 12th December, 2009 |
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This plaque is to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the 1839 Currency Creek to Mt Bryan Expedition led by Governor Gawler and was unveiled by His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Governor of South Australia on Saturday 12 December 2009 at Morgan
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