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18-March-2016
18-March-2016

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Stone commemorates the proclamation of Campbelltown as a city in 1968.

Campbelltown was founded in 1820, named after Elizabeth Macquarie née Campbell, wife of the then Governor of New South Wales Lachlan Macquarie. Campbelltown Council was originally incorporated in 1882 and Campbelltown was proclaimed a city in 1968.

Location

Address:Queen Street, Civic Centre, Campbelltown, 2560
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.063919
Long: 150.816594
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 4th May, 1968
Front Inscription

                 This Stone Was Unveiled By The
                 HON.P.H.MORTON,  M.L.A.
               Minister for Local Government & Highways
        To Commemorate The Proclamation Of
              CAMPBELLTOWN AS A CITY
                          4th. MAY 1968
       C.W.Tregear.                     H.J.Daley. M.B.E.
        Mayor.                              Town Clerk. 

Source: H, MA
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