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Lebanese Settlers MemorialPrint Page 
A plaque, provided by Victoria 150th Anniversary Board, commemorates the first Lebanese settlers to Victoria who arrived in 1880.
Location
| Address: | Spring & Lonsdale Streets, Commonwealth Centre, Melbourne, 3000 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.80925 Long: 144.971855 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: RHSVThis tablet commemorates the first Lebanese settlers, then known as Syrians, who reached Victoria from the 1880s onwards. By the early twentieth century many formed a community in the block bounded by Lonsdale, Exhibition, La Trobe and Spring Streets, Melbourne.
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