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03-May-2015
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The monument commemorates the explorers who used Bathurst as a base for discovery expeditions.
They were George Evans (1815), John Oxley (1817), Allan Cunningham (1826), Charles Sturt (1828), and Sir Thomas Mitchell (1835)
Location
Address: | Durham (Great Western Highway) & William Streets, Bowling Club, Bathurst, 2795 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.415805 Long: 149.583581 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,HIn Memory Of The Intrepid Explorers Who,
In The Early Days Of The Colony, Using
Bathurst As A Base, Advanced Into The
Unknown West, That Others Might Benefit
By Their Discoveries.
1815 . . . George Evans
1817 . . . John Oxley
1826 . . . Allan Cunningham
1828 . . . Charles Sturt
1835 . . . Sir Thomas Mitchell
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