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03-May-2015
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland
The monument commemorates the pioneers of Harrietville.
Location
| Address: | Great Alpine Road, , Harrietville, 3741 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.889743 Long: 147.064616 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1852 |
| Actual Event End Date: | |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1962 |
| Designer: | Neville Wolff |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Ted Piggott |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 26th January, 1962 |
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Front Inscription
Erected by the Harrietville Historical Society
To the memory of the pioneers of this Valley of Gold
Unveiled Australia Day 1962
1852 1962
Left Side Inscription
Source: MAThe Pioneer Monument
(On the site of the former School of Mines)
The rounded water-worn stones represent the alluvial and dredging phases of mining.
The white quartz represents reef mining.
Grey-blue Ordovician rock. The host rock of most of Victorias gold bearing reefs and lodes
Designed by Neville Wolff
Built by Ted Piggott in 1961.
Drawn by Andrew Swift of "The Miner`s Cottage"
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
