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The cairn commemorates the pioneers of Lara. The cairn was unveiled in 1938 by the Minister for Water Supply, Mr Old.
A further plaque honours Matthew Flinders for whom the road here was renamed Flinders Avenue in 1974, the bicentenary of his birth.
Location
Address: | Station Lake Road & Forest Road North, near Flinders Avenue, Lara, 3212 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.022757 Long: 144.396554 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 14th October, 1938 |
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Front Inscription
We will honour the pioneers
October 1938
Left Side Inscription
Source: MA,VMRShire of Corio
Flinders Avenue.
To perpetuate the memory of Matthew Flinders, R.N. explorer of this area, this road was renamed Flinders Avenue by Cr. J. Deppeler, Shire President on 22nd March, 1974, the occasion of the Bi-Centenary celebrations
(1774 - 1974)
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