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The plaque commemorates the 150th anniversary of Andrew Petrie`s Expedition which passed and camped near the site in May 1842.

 

Location

Address:Bazaar & Sussex Streets, Queens Park, Maryborough, 4650
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -25.536907
Long: 152.705582
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:11-May-1842
Actual Event End Date:11-May-1992

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Monday 4th May, 1992
Front Inscription

THEY CAME TO EXPLORE

In May 1842 A Small Craft Brought The
First Europeans In The Aborigine`s 
Moonooboola River.  On Board Were Andrew 
Petrie, Henry Stuart-Russell, Messrs 
Joliffe and Wrottesley, Convicts Clark And 
Russell, Convict  Escapee Bracefell, Three
Unidentified Convicts And Two Brisbane 
River Aborigines. On The 11th Of May, The
Party Camped Near This Spot.

Andrew Petrie`s Expedition Marked The
Beginning Of Settlement Of The Wide Bay
And The Birth Of Maryborough.

Erected In Tribute On The 150th Anniversary Of 
Petrie`s Expedition Passing This Way.
                                                      04 - 05 - 1992

Source: MA, ADB
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