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Watsonville Pioneer Women
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson
The plaque commemorates the pioneer women of Watsonville and Irvinebank.
Location
Address: | Herberton-Petford Road & James Street, At foot of Star Windmill, Watsonville, 4887 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -17.377222 Long: 145.3125 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 8th June, 1999 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis plaque is dedicated on 8th June 1999, to the pioneer women of the Watsonville Irvinebank area.
Tin was discovered in Watsonville in 1880, but there was no reliable water supply.
This Star Windmill was manufactured by Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co of Kendallville, Indiana USA prior to 1915.
Originally erected in front of the Irvinebank Post Office, this windmill was shifted to Watsonville around 1930.
The following contributed to the restoration of the windmill.
Dedicated local residents
Little Brothers & John McConaghie
Eacham Historical Society
Mareeba Shire Council
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