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17-September-2022
17-September-2022

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The plaque commemorates the centenary of the gazettal of the Cunderdin townsite from May 1906 to May 2006.

Like many small towns in the area, Cunderdin developed as a stop-off town during the gold rush in the WA Goldfields Significantly in 1894 the railway arrived signalling the earliest settlement in the town.  In 1901 the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, designed by C.Y. O`Connor, led to a renewed increase in population of the town. The townsite was gazetted in 1906.

 

Location

Address:Forrest Street, Cunderdin, 6407
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.651713
Long: 117.241676
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:18-May-1906
Actual Event End Date:18-May-2006

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2006
Front Inscription

This Plaque Commemorates
THE CENTENARY
        Of The 
CUNDERDIN TOWNSITE
Declared 18th. May 1906
Under The Land Act (Govt. gazette)
     R. Cecil Clifton 
Under Secretary For Lands
The Cunderdin Historical Society 2006

Source: MA
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