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02-April-2021
02-April-2021

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren

The cairn commemorates the official naming of Pastoralists Point in August 1976.

 

 

Location

Address:Main Street, Solomontown, 5540
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.182462
Long: 138.017408
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 22nd August, 1976
Front Inscription

PASTORALISTS POINT
Was Pioneered In The
Mid-19th Century
By Northern Pastoralists.
From This Point, Grew
The City Of Port Pirie.
This Cairn Was Built
From Ballast Stone
    Brought In
By Overseas Vessels.
Erected And Dedicated
In 1976 To Mark
The Official Naming Of
Pastoralists Point.

This Cairn
Was Unveiled On 
August 22nd 1976,
By His Worship The Mayor 
J. NYKIEL Esq.

 

Source: MA
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