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A plough commemorates 170 years of European settlement at Connewarre.
The bluestone foundation for the farming implement came from the former Connewarre State School.
Location
Address: | Randles Road, Connewarre & District Memorial Hall , Connewarre, 3227 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.265234 Long: 144.398415 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Technology |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1840 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 2010 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 3rd October, 2010 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque :
1840 - 2010
170 years ago Europeans settled in Connewarre
Past & present residents celebrated this occasion on 3rd October 2010
Foundation bluestone for Connewarre S.S 1878 - 1993
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