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Drung Soldier Settlers
Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Arthur Garland / Graeme Saunders
The monument commemorates the soldier settlers and their wives who pioneered irrigation dairy farming at Drung across 3110 acres, between 3rd October 1955-1997.
Location
| Address: | School & Centre Roads, Drung, 3401 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.753268 Long: 142.285242 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-October-1955 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1997 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 8th November, 1997 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis Monument Was Erected To
Commemorate The Soldier
Settlers Their Wives - Families Who
Pioneered Irrigation Dairy Farming At Drung
A Total Area Of 3100 Acres.
Established The 3rd Of October 1955 - 1997
Original Settlers
[ Names ]
Later Arrivals
[ Names]
This Project Was Supported By
Wimmera Mallee Water
Horsham Rural City Council
Horsham Sub Branch R.S.L.
Unveiled November The 8th 1997
By Councillor B. A. Gross
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
