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Pioneer Park Railway Station was erected to commemorate 200 years of permanent European settlement in Australia. The building houses the S.A.R. "V" Class Locomotive No. 9 which began service in 1877.
1988 was the bicentennial year of Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the 11 ships of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour in 1788, and the founding of the city of Sydney and the colony of New South Wales.
Location
| Address: | Macdonnell Street, Pioneer Park Railway Station, Naracoorte, 5271 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.954947 Long: 140.738167 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-January-1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | 1987 |
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Plaque:
Pioneer Park Railway Station.
Funded by Corporation of Naracoorte & the Commonwealth Government & landscaped by the Lions Club of Naracoorte to enhance & protect S.A.R. “V” Class Locomotive No. 9
The oldest and smallest remaining S.A.R. Locomotive having commenced service Kingston - Naracoorte 1877
To commemorate the Nation`s Bicentennial in 1988
