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The monument commemorates the arrival of George Garlick Godwin and family as the first settlers of the district, and commemorates other settlers.
Known as the pioneer of Forster, George Godwin left Kincumber, Brisbane Waters, in late 1862 with his wife Many Ann and their five children. They travelled by dray, pulled by six bullocks, with all their possessions, two saddle horses and five head of cattle. They used defined roads to Raymond Terrace, then Booral, and took off from the defined tracks to Bulahdelah. From Bulahdelah, the family had to cut their own trail through virgin bush to Cape Hawke (Forster).
Location
| Address: | Mackintosh & Stanley Streets, Forster, 2428 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.193289 Long: 152.514253 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | January-1862 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | January-1862 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 5th October, 1963 |
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Pioneer Monument
To commemorate the arrival of the first settlers to this District
George Garlick Godwin and family
January 1862
And other early settlers.
Unveiled by the Hon. C. A. Kelly M. L. A. Chief Secretary Minister for Tourist Activities
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