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Anderson Creek Monument
Photographs supplied by Kay Pamment
The memorial commemorates the European discovery of the creek by Ensign Robert Anderson in 1804 and marks the site where settlers from Norfolk Island established farms in 1805.
Location
| Address: | W.Tamar Highway, Andersons Creek, York Town, 7270 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.166179 Long: 146.771397 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1804 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1804 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 15th June, 1973 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MATO COMMEMORATE THE DISCOVERY
OF ANDERSON'S CREEK BY ENSIGN
ROBERT ANDERSON IN NOVEMBER
1804. NAMED BY LIEUT.COL. W.
PATERSON AFTER ITS DISCOVERER
17TH DECEMBER 1804. SITE OF
FARMS FOR NORFOLK ISLANDERS
1805. UNVEILED BY THE HON. R.F.
FAGAN M.H.A. MINISTER FOR
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ON 15TH JUNE 1973.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
