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10-December-2020
10-December-2020

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren

The stump jump plough commemorates the pioneers who settled in the District between 1876 and 1976.

The townsite was laid out in 1839 and took its name from the schooner 'Victoria'. In August 1876 a township called 'Wauraltee' was officially proclaimed on the site. The town, however, was commonly known as Port Victoria and this name was officially given to the town by the government in September 1940.

A jetty was built in 1878 to attract the shipping trade. Clippers would anchor off the coast at Wardang Island while schooners and ketches loaded the cargo at the jetty and transferred it to the larger overseas vessels offshore.

Location

Address:Main Street, Median Strip, Port Victoria , 5573
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.498145
Long: 137.486261
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Technology
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Approx. Event Start Date:1876
Approx. Event End Date:1976

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 9th October, 1976
Front Inscription

This plaque was placed here October 9th, 1976.

In recognition of the pioneers who settled this District.

1876 - 1976

Source: MA
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