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The memorial commemorates the first recorded visit to the area by Lieutenant Thomas Laycock Jr and four soldiers of the 102nd, N.S.W.Army Corps on 3rd of February, 1807.

In 1807, Lieutenant Thomas Laycock camped near the current site of the town during his overland journey from Launceston to Hobart .

Location

Address:Wellington Street, Village Green , Longford , 7301
State:TAS
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -41.592733
Long: 147.121703
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:03-February-1807
Actual Event End Date:03-February-1897

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Tuesday 26th January, 1993
Front Inscription

The First Recorded Visit Of Europeans To This Area
              Was That Of  
    LIEUT. THOMAS LAYCOCK JR.,
And Four Soldiers Of The 102nd, N.S.W. Army Corps
      On 3rd Of February, 1807.

    Memorial Presented By 
Norfolk Plains National Trust Group,
         And Unveiled By 
       K. G. LAYCOCK,
Great-Great Grand Son Of Above,
On Australia Day, 26th January,1993.

Source: MA
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