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01-January-2021
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Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The plaque commemorates the pioneers who settled in Whitwarta prior to 1900.

Location

Address:Balaklava - Whitwarta Road, Whitwarta, 5461
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.102992
Long: 138.339651
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Approx. Event End Date:1900

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:December-2001
Front Inscription

Whitwarta
"Fresh Water"

This plaque is erected to commemorate the pioneers of this township before 1900. Whitwarta was named before 1850 and surveyed into 69 allotments in 1879.  Apart from a number of private dwellings it had the 

Whitwarta Hotel 1866 - 1932      Store and Post Office 1876 - 1967
Telephone added in 1924           Blacksmith 1879 - 1903
Wesleyan Church 1888 - 1920   School 1879 - 1951
Government Wells 1874 - 1912  Tennis Courts 1902 - 1965

Names of some of the pioneers who made a valuable contribution to Whitwarta were

J J Angel  Farmer                                           C Belling  Farmer
H W Clark  Publican                                        W J Dunow  Caretaker
J R F Hooper  Blacksmith & Wheelwright       R Hornhardt  Storekeeper
J Hudson  Teamster                                        D Pink  Publican
E Reuter  Farmer                                            J Watson  Builder
R T Wilson  Storekeepr & Clerk

Erected by descendants of our pioneers
Australian 100 years of Federation
December 2001
 

Source: MA
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