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Count Paul Edmund de Strzelecki
Count Paul Edmund de Strzelecki

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The cairn commemorates (Count) Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki who passed throught the area in 1840. 

At the unveiling of the Bulla memorial for Hume and Hovell,Charles Daley the Secretary of the Victorian Historical Society suggested that the idea be extended to other explorers and a committee was formed to mark out the routes of Charles Sturt, Thomas Mitchell, Angus McMillan, and Paul de Strzelecki.

Seven cairns or tablets to Strzelecki were erected at Heyfield, Loy Yang, Koornala, North Mirboo, Leongatha, Korumburra, Corinella. 

A party, including Sir James Barrett, the under-secretary for Lands (Mr. H. O. Allan), and members of the Historical Society committee left Melbourne on Friday for Gippsland, where they will accompany the State Governor, who will unveil a series of cairns which have been erected to perpetuate the memory of the explorers Strzelecki and Angus McMillan, and to mark the routes of their chief explorations. The party will unveil several cairns each day, the itinerary to be followed being: Monday.— Omeo, Benambra, Swift's Creek, and Ensay. Tuesday.— Bruthen, Mossiface, Sarsfield, Lucknow, Calulu. Wednesday.— Sale ,Bundalaguah, Stratford, Bushy Park, Heyfield and Rosedale. Thursday.—Tom's Cap, Alberton, and Yarram. Friday.—Traralgon, Koornalla, Mirboo North and Leongatha, Saturday.—Korumburra and Corinella.
Gippsland Times (Vic), 4 April 1927.



 

Location

Address:Long Street, Leongatha, 3953
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.478369
Long: 145.949063
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Link:https://www.kosciuszkoheritage.com/…

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 8th April, 1927
Front Inscription

COUNT STRZELECKI
First Explorer Of South Gippsland
Passed Within Ten Miles
Of This Spot May, 1840.

Erected 1927.

Source: MA,RUMV,MED
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