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Warooka & District CentenaryPrint Page 
11-November-2020
Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The plaque commemorates the 100th year of the Warooka District and its people from 1876 to 1976.
The first white settler to the area was James Coutts, in 1847 when he took up a run which extended over 31,000ha from Hardwick Bay to Sturt Bay to the south.
It was not until 1876, however that Warooka was officially established, when settlers began moving into the town. Many Irish people settled in this area and in 1876, the first stone was laid to the first Catholic Church. In 1877, the Warooka Hotel was built.
Location
| Address: | Sturt Bay Road & Yorketown - Warooka Road, Warooka, 5577 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.991057 Long: 137.401111 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1876 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1976 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAWAROOKA & DISTRICT CENTENARY
1876 - 1976
To Commemorate The 100th Year
Of The Warooka District
And Its People.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
