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10-August-2020
10-August-2020

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The plaque and interpretative lookout commemorate the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the Mount Bryan Expedition at the Great Bend in 1839 led by Governor Gawler.

The interpretative lookout forms part of the Disappearance of Henry Bryan Trail. 
 
 

Location

Address:Goyder Highway, Great Bend, Bryan Creek Historical Lookout, Morgan, 5320
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.019007
Long: 139.698166
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:10-December-1839
Actual Event End Date:10-December-2009

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 10th December, 2009
Front Inscription

The 1839 Mt Bryan Expedition Interpretative 
Lookout Forming Part Of The Disappearance
           Of Henry Bryan Trail
      Was Officially Opened By 
     Mayor Ian R Mann OAM 
        Mid Murray Council
On Thursday 10 December 2009
       In Commemoration Of
The
170th Anniversary Of The Expedition`s
Arrival From Currency Creek At The 
      Great Bend At Morgan
      On 10 December 1839

 

Source: MA
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