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02-September-2017
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
A plaque commemorates the 175th anniversary of permanent settlement in Seymour.
Location
| Address: | Manners Street, Lions Park, Seymour, 3360 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.017817 Long: 145.123285 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2014 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe New Crossing Place
During 1839 the Sydney to Melbourne mailman began crossing the Goulburn River at a ford near this site, replacing the old crossing place at Mitchellstown. By August a punt was in operation here and in December 1839 John Clark established an inn near the present Royal Hotel.
He was Seymour's first townsman making Seymour one of Victoria`s oldest settlements, Other very early settlers were George Morrison, a blacksmith, and Edward Jones, a sawyer.
This plaque was unveiled to commemorate the 175th anniversary of permanent settlement in Seymour.
Seymour and District Historical Society Inc. 2014.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
