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1944 : (B-72799 : State Library of South Australia)
1944 : (B-72799 : State Library of South Australia)
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The cairn and two memorial plaques commemorate the explorers Captain Charles Sturt who discovered Cooper Creek and, Burke, Wills, Gray and King who passed through the area in 1860. The cairn was unveiled in 1944, the Sturt centenary year and is located near the ruins of the Innamincka hostel. 

Location

Address:Strezlecki Track, Innamincka, 5731
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.74701
Long: 140.73687
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Exploration

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1944
Front Inscription

Plaque :
CAPTAIN CHARLES STURT
Discovered Cooper Creek About Fifteen Miles
West Of This Place On 13 October 1845 In His
Attempt To Reach The Centre Of Australia His
Work Prompted Further Exploration Resulting
In The Pastoral Occupation Of This Locality
And Western Queensland
                                         Erected 1944

Plaque:
BURKE, WILLS, GRAY And KING.
The First To Cross The Continent From 
South To North Passed Here 17 December, 1860. 
The Sole Survivor, King, Was Cared For By
The Natives And Was Rescued By Howitt
15 September, 1861.
                                 Erected 1944

Source: MA
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