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Alawoona Town CentenaryPrint Page 
31-August-2020
Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The plaque commemorates the centenary of Alawoona from 1914 to 2014.
The town was surveyed in 1914 and is named for the local Aboriginal word for place of hot winds. The post office opened on 1 March 1915 and was closed on 18 March 1988.
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The town was surveyed in 1914 and is named for the local Aboriginal word for place of hot winds. The post office opened on 1 March 1915 and was closed on 18 March 1988.
Location
| Address: | Karoonda Highway & Billiatt Road, Alawoona Institute, Alawoona, 5311 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.735901 Long: 140.508983 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1914 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2014 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2014 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA ALAWOONA
TOWN
CENTENARY
1914 - 2014
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
