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14-September-2017
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
The plaque commemorates 50 years of the opening of the Loxton War Service Settlement Scheme.
After World War Two, the war service land settlement scheme expanded to the Loxton Irrigation Area and the Cooltong Division of Chaffey. The Returned Services League (RSL) had lobbied the Government to open up land for returned soldiers at Loxton, and people learnt about the scheme at the RSL and in handout material.
Location
| Address: | East Terrace, Loxton, 5333 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.450803 Long: 140.569767 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1949 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1999 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 26th September, 1999 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis Plaque Was Unveiled On
Sunday 26th September
By
THE HON. NEIL ANDREWS MP
Member For Wakefield
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives
Commemorating 50 Years Since The
Official Opening Of The
Loxton Irrigation Area For
War Service Land Settlement
1949 - 1999
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