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27-September-2013 (Nancy Alford)
27-September-2013 (Nancy Alford)

Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford / Tim Fitzgerald

The plaque commemorates 50 years of the Larundel Soldier Settlement from 1952 to 2002.

Soldier settlement refers to the occupation and settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under schemes administered by the State Governments after World Wars One and Two. In Victoria after World War Two, the Soldier Settlement Scheme was refined in the light of past failures. Blocks were bigger, were more carefully selected and roads, housing and fences were supplied to prospective settlers.

Location

Address:Elaine - Mount Mercer Road & Orrells Road, Elaine, 3334
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.784056
Long: 143.981406
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Approx. Event Start Date:February-1952
Approx. Event End Date:February-2002

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 17th February, 2002
Front Inscription

Larundel Estate

Parishes of Meredith and Cargerie
Count of Grant

This plaque is to commemorate 50 years of Larundel Soldier Settlement on the District from Feb. 1952 to Feb. 2002

Plaque unveiled by the Rural Finance Corporation of Victoria on the 17th of February, 2002.

Project funding provided by the Federal Government, Rural Finance Corporation and Moorabool Shire.

 

Source: MA
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