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A series of plaques, in the Tyabb Public Cemetery, recognises the pioneer residents of Hastings and was a Bicentennial Project, to commemorate the bicentenary of the European settlement of Australia in 1988.
Location
| Address: | Cemetery Road, Tyabb Public Cemetery, Hastings, 3915 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.302663 Long: 145.212818 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-January-1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
This is the site of the first recorded burial at the Tyabb Public Cemetery
6th May 1866
Alexander Mackay (1810 - 1866)
installed by :
Shire of Hastings
S.O.H. Historical Society
S.O.H. Bicentennial Committee
an Australian Bicentennial Project
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
In memory of James Hall who was appointed in 1865 as one of the four foundation trustees of this cemetery.
Born : London 1821 died : Hastings 1894
Installed by :
Shire of Hastings
S.O.H. Historical Society
S.O.H. Bicentennial Committee
An Australian Bicentennial Project
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
Mary Anne King
Wife of Jasper
1848 - 1936 At rest
An Australian Bicentennial Project to commemorate the nations`s Bicentenary in 1988.
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
Jasper King
1852 - 1935
A pioneer at restAn Australian Bicentennial Project to commemorate the nations`s Bicentenary in 1988.
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
In memory of John Watson J.P., Member of Mt. Eliza District Road Board
Born : Londonderry (Ireland) 1821
Settled : Tyabb and Somerville 1857
Died : Hastings 1884
Erected by : Shire of Hastings
S.O.H. Historical Society
S.O.H. Bicentennial Committee
An Australian Bicentennial Project
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
Pioneer
William Unthank 1808 - 1895
Father of fourteen ; three sons, one grandson and two great grandsons have served Local Government in the Hastings area.
Erected by : Shire of Hastings
S.O.H. Historical Society
S.O.H. Bicentennial Committee
An Australian Bicentennial Project
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
To recognise the contribution of pioneers David and Mary Reid, and their descendants in the early development of Hastings, and its fishing industry
An Australian Bicentennial Project
