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The monument commemorates Matthew Flinders, William Bowen and John Murray who landed and explored Port Phillip Bay in 1802.
The memorial was erected to Flinders in 1988 as an Australian Bicentenary Project. In 2002, an additional plaque was placed on the memorial on the 14th February 2002 commemorating William Bowen and John Murray as a project by the Dromana Historical Society to commemorate the bicentenary of the British discovery of Port Phillip.
Location
| Address: | 359a Point Nepean Road, Old Flinders Shire Offices, Dromana, 3936 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.336286 Long: 144.957597 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Dromana Progress Association |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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William Bowen
John Murray
MATTHEW FLINDERS
Plaque :
Bicentennial Commemoration.
The People Of The Kulin Lived In
The Port Phillip Area For Over 40,000 Years.
WILLIAM BOWEN
1st Mate Of HMS Lady Nelson
With Five Men In The Ship`s Launch
Entered The Bay
31st January 1802
ACTG. LIEUT. JOHN MURRAY R.N.
In Command Of HMS Lady Nelson
The First Known Ship To Enter The Bay
14th February 1802.
Murray Names Arthurs Seat After A Hill
Near His Native City Edinburgh.
Dromana and District Historical Society Inc
2002 Project.
Dromana and District Mornington Peninsula
Historical Society Shire
14.02.02 - Bicentenary of the British discovery of Port Phillip
Plaque :
MATTHEW FLINDERS
This Memorial Commemorates The
Landing In The Area By
Captain Matthew Flinders R. N.
27th April, 1802
Appointed Lieutenant in command of the 339 tonne sloop HMS Investigator he departed Spithead (England) on 18th July 1801 to explore and chart the Southern shores of Terra Australia and to show the British flag to forestall
the French.
Arriving off the south-west cape of New Holland on the 6th December 1801 and charting the coastline eastward, Matthew Flinders entered Port Phillip Bay at the end of April, 1802. The Investigator anchored off Dromana from where he ascended
Arthurs Seat.
His journey ended at The Heads Port Jackson on 8th May 1802.
Project Funded Jointly By
Australian Bi-Centennial Authority,
Shire of Flinders &
Local Community Groups
