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Location
| Address: | Box & Smith Streets, Kenny Park, Merbein, 3505 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.166314 Long: 142.055634 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1909 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2009 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 23rd August, 2009 |
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MERBEIN 1909 ~ 2009
THE CENTENARY OF AN IRRIGATION SETTLEMENT
Merbein was established by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria as a dairying settlement and was initially known as "White Cliffs".
By 1912 the settlement changed to citrus and grapes.
The district further expanded with the soldier settlements of
Birdwoodton and Merbein West ( 1917 - 1923),
Resident S.R.W.S.C. "Officer in Charge" was Mr E. J. (Pat) Kenny.
Merbein : "Queen Irrigation Settlement Of The Southern Hemisphere"
S.R.W.S.C. Chairman, Mr Elwood Mead.
This plaque was unveiled on 23rd August 2009 in Kenny Park, by Chairpersons :
Leon Wagner, Merbein Centenary Committee
Max Whiting, Merbein District Historical Society
