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The time capsule commemorates the settlement of Bodalla and its people.
From 1856, Thomas Sutcliffe Mort had been acquiring land in the Moruya district, and eventually owned some 38,000 acres (150 km²), a very substantial holding. In 1860 he purchased Bodalla Station, where he planned to establish a country estate on which to retire, and demonstrate model land usage and rural settlement. He replaced the beef cattle station with an integrated and tenanted dairy estate. He cleared land, drained river swamps, erected fences, laid out farms, sowed imported grasses, and provided milking sheds, cheese, and butter-making equipment. He also provided two bluestone churches, one Anglican and the other Catholic, for his tenants.
Location
| Address: | 42 Princes Highway, All Saint`s Anglican Church, Bodalla, 2545 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.084941 Long: 150.048426 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | November-2011 |
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BODALLA TIME CAPSULE
Placed here in November 2011, at the
conclusion of the sesqui-centenary
Celebrating the historical significance
of Bodalla and its people
To be opened in 2060 as part of our
bicentennial anniversary
