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Township of Rye Commemoration Ceremony Print Page 
14-December-2014
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A time capsule and plaque commemorate the ceremony held at St Andrew`s Church commemorating the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Rye as a township in 1861. The time capsule is to be opened on the 19th August 2061.
Rye was proclaimed a town on 26 February 1861.
Location
| Address: | 35 Lyons Street, St Andrew`s Anglican Church (Anglican Parish of Sorrento & Rye) , Rye, 3941 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.37401 Long: 144.824345 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1861 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2011 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 19th August, 2011 |
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Front Inscription
Township of Rye 1861 - 2011
Commemoration Ceremony
At the site of the first school built by Church of England Lyons Street, Rye in 1857
Unveiled on 19 August 2011 by Most Reverend Dr Phillip Freier Archbishop, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
The Reverend Linda McMinn Vicar-Anglican Parish of Sorrento and Rye
Mr Mark Warner Cr Graham Pittock
Principal, Mayor,
Rye Primary School Mornington Peninsula Shire
Time capsule to be opened 19 August 2061
Source: MATownship of Rye 1861 - 2011
Commemoration Ceremony
At the site of the first school built by Church of England Lyons Street, Rye in 1857
Unveiled on 19 August 2011 by Most Reverend Dr Phillip Freier Archbishop, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
The Reverend Linda McMinn Vicar-Anglican Parish of Sorrento and Rye
Mr Mark Warner Cr Graham Pittock
Principal, Mayor,
Rye Primary School Mornington Peninsula Shire
Time capsule to be opened 19 August 2061
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
