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First Settlers MemorialPrint Page 
24-September-2020
Photographs supplied by Henry Moulds
The memorial acknowledges the history of the peoples of Dareton and Coomealla.
The cairn was originally located in the school grounds and was unveiled as a war memorial in 1933. The cairn was removed from the school to Tapio Park in 2009 to make way for a new library. The plaques were added to the cairn in during the Dareton - Coomealla 90th celebrations held over the long weekend in June 2015.
Location
| Address: | Silver City Highway , Tapio Park, Dareton, 2717 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.095929 Long: 142.041352 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2015 |
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Front Inscription
This monument built in 1993 by the first settlers now acknowledges the history (story) of the people of Dareton / Coomealla,
1915
Left Side Inscription
The Barkindji peoples
The original inhabitants
Right Side Inscription
Source: NRWM, MAThe first settlers
"Blockies" 1925
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
