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07-June-2016
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The monument commemorates the brig "Rapid" which landed near this site in 1836 with Colonel William Light and his survey party. Their favourable impressions led to the establishment of a temporary settlement. The monument was unveiled on the 150th anniversary of the landing.
The Rapid was a brig of 161 tons, remembered as the ship which brought William Light's surveying party to the new colony of South Australia. She was purchased by the board of commissioners of the South Australian Company to send out on their first fleet to establish the Colony of South Australia and the city of Adelaide.
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The Rapid was a brig of 161 tons, remembered as the ship which brought William Light's surveying party to the new colony of South Australia. She was purchased by the board of commissioners of the South Australian Company to send out on their first fleet to establish the Colony of South Australia and the city of Adelaide.
Location
| Address: | ANZAC Highway & Colley Terrace, ANZAC Plaza, Glenelg, 5045 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.976616 Long: 138.511809 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-October-1836 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 03-October-1836 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 3rd October, 1986 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe brig "Rapid"
Near this site on October 3rd, 1836 Colonel Wlliam Light and his survery party disembarked from the Rapid and explored the coastline and adjacent plain.
Their favourable impressions of the anchorage and the "fine, rich - looking country", led to the establishment nearby of a temporary settlement for colonists whose arrival preceded that of the Buffalo, on December 28th, 1836.
Unveiled by His Excellency the Governor. Sir Donald Dunstan, K.B.E, C.B.
October 3rd, 1986
This memorial was presented to the City of Glenelg by the Glenelg Branch of the National Trust of South Australia.
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