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Hindson`s Estate Soldier SettlementPrint Page 
11-June-2011
Photographs supplied by Kent Watson
The monument commemorates former soldiers and their families who settled in the Hindson Estate after World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Portland - Casterton Road, Henty, 3312 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.662401 Long: 141.514581 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 7th April, 2007 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAHindson`s Estate Soldier Settlement
This plaque commemorates those soldiers who received allotments in Hindson`s Estate through the World War 2 Soldier Settlement Scheme. Hindson`s Estate consisted of 3,597, subdivided into 25 allotments. We recognise the valuable contribution of these men and their families in the establishment of this settlement.
[ Names and allotments ]
Erected in 2007, by the descendants of the Soldier Settlers and the residents of Henty
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
