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Belmont Settlement : 22-04-2014
Photographs supplied by Stephen Woods
The memorial commemorates the first European settlement of Bahtahbah (Belmont) established by Reverend L. Threlkeld of the London Mission Society and was erected during Belmont's 150th anniversary celebrations. The plaque on this memorial is now missing.
Rev. Daniel Tyerman and a wealthy layman, George Bennet, were visiting the society's mission fields and Reverend Threlkeld accompanied them to Australia, intending to return to England. In Sydney, the visitors proposed the establishment of a mission to the Aboriginals and Governor Brisbane was agreeable. In January 1825 a site was fixed at Reid's Mistake (Belmont) on Lake Macquarie, and Threlkeld was appointed missionary.
Location
| Address: | Pacific Highway & Ada Street, Cullen Park, Belmont, 2280 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.040138 Long: 151.657865 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1825 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1825 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1975 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
