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Pioneers of ToolambaPrint Page 
03-April-2015
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The monument commemorates the pioneers who settled in the area in 1869. This settlement marked the beginning of the Pogue generations in Toolamba.
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Location
| Address: | Pogue Road, Near Rutherford Road Intersection , Toolamba, 3614 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.471875 Long: 145.331982 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MADedicated to the pioneers who in 1869 after looking at all land along the Goulburn River from Murchison to McCoys Bridge chose this area for their selections.
A bark hut camp was built 200 metres south of this spot from where the men established their properties.
These men were :
George Pogue
James Teese
Richard Willcocks
Tom Nutter
Michael Doyle
Tom Morrison
Jim Morrison
Ted Harden
A man called Hale with one hand
This marked the beginning of the Pogue generations at Toolamba.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
