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Major Thomas Mitchell ExpeditionPrint Page 
15-May-2018
Photographs supplied by Craig Tilley
The monument commemorates the expedition of Major Thomas Mitchell who camped near the site in 1836, and named the mountain Arapiles in 1836.
Major Mitchell had served in the Peninsula War and had fought in the Battle of Salamanca in 1812. Arapiles was a village near the battle site.
Location
| Address: | McLures Road, west side of Mount Arapiles, Arapiles, 3401 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.753635 Long: 141.805743 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 22-July-1836 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 24-July-1836 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1970 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,MED,VMR,RHSV, ADBMajor Mitchell and party camped near this site
22nd. - 24th. July 1836.
Erected by Arapiles Historical Society and Forests Commission Victoria
1970.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
