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22-July-2017
22-July-2017

Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin

The gate commemorates the centenary of Pine Creek School 1899 -1999. A weeping paperbark was also planted. The school opened on the 16th January 1899. 

Public School, Pine Greek.
MRS. C. MCDONALD has been appointed Teacher of the Pine Creek Public School, which will be opened on Monday, the 16th inst.
CHS. DASHWOOD,
Government Resident.
Govt. Resident's Office,
Palmerston Jan. 11, 1899.
Northern Territory Times and Gazette (Darwin, NT), 20 January 1899.

Location

Address:Millar Terrace , Pine Creek School, Pine Creek, 0847
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -13.821656
Long: 131.835927
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Gate
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Education
Actual Event Start Date:16-January- 1899
Actual Event End Date:16-January-1999
Artist:Tiki Cootes

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 11th February, 1999
Front Inscription

PINE CREEK SCHOOL CENTENARY
COMMEMORATIVE GATE
      1899 - 1999

     Unveiled by
    LILY AH TOY
In the presence of
THE HON.PETER ADAMSON 
Minister for Education
11 February 1999
Artist : Tiki Cootes

Source: ACPH , MA
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