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06-February-2021
Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The time capsule commemorates the Colton township which was founded in 1876 and was unveiled for South Australia`s Jubilee Year in 1986.
The Colton area was surveyed, subdivided and proclaimed on 22 June 1876. It was named after Sir John Colton, MP who was born in England and came to South Australia with his parents in 1839. Soon after the district was opened up for agriculture, Michael Kenny from ireland, took up a large parcel of land with his sons in September 1876.
Location
| Address: | Flinders Highway & Colton Back Road, Colton, 5670 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.482156 Long: 134.923614 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Time Capsule |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1876 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 25th May, 1986 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA To remember
COLTON TOWNSHIP
founded in 1876
Unveiled by Mr. P. G. McCracken,
May 25th 1986
for South Aust. Jubilee 150 year.
Time capsule laid - to be opened
in 50 years.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
