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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 |
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State: | WA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.651713 Long: 117.241676 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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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 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis 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
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