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The monument commemorates the pioneers of Wirrabara. It was erected during the centenary celebrations in 1974.
A timber milling industry was established in Wirrabara during the early 1850s. The town was surveyed in 1874. In 1877 the first government forest nursery in Australia was planted in the nearby Wirrabara forest
The Wilmington railway line was extended north from Gladstone and Laura through Wirrabara and Booleroo Centre to Wilmington in the 1910s after the locals had been pleading with the government to build it for many years.
Location
| Address: | Forest Road & Charcoal Road, Near Wirrabara Forest Office, Wirrabara, 5481 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.086011 Long: 138.208979 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
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Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1974 |
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This plaque depicts the original Wirrabara Forest School which opened in 1881 on this site and served as the social centre of the community for 70 years, and commemorates the pioneers of the area.
Erected during the Wirrabara and District Centenary Celebrations 1974.
Pioneer Memorial
