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12-December-2020
12-December-2020

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren

The gates commemorates the centenary of Walkerville from 1838 to 1938.

Walkerville was named after Captain John Walker R.N., who took up land in the district in 1838, two years after the first colonists arrived in South Australia. The area was attractive to early settlers and within a few years, the settlement had become a village.

 

Location

Address:Church Terrace, Memorial Gardens, Walkerville, 5081
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.893758
Long: 138.613952
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Gates
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Approx. Event Start Date:1838
Approx. Event End Date:1938

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 26th November, 1938
Back Inscription

WALKERVILLE
 CENTENARY
    GATES
1838 - 1938

These Gates Were Erected To Commemorate The Centenary Of The Village Of Walkerville And Were Opened By His Excellency The Governor, Major - General Sir Winston Dugan, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., On November 26th, 1938.

John Creswell  Chairman.
Frank V Elliott  District Clerk.

Source: MA
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