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Manly Settlement Inscription / March 2013
Manly Settlement Inscription / March 2013

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The Plaque commemorates the centenary of the suburb of Manly.

European settlement of the Manly area first took place around 1860.  In 1882 land was sold by auction for the 'Manly Beach Estate' in the vicinity of Cambridge Parade.

Location

Address:Esplanade, Manly, 4179
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.452404
Long: 153.186764
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:1882
Actual Event End Date:1982

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1982
Front Inscription
MANLY QLD           1882 - 1982
         COMMEMORATING
   THE CENTENARY OF THE
       BIRTH OF SUBURBAN
                 MANLY
   ON 17th NOVEMBER 1882
         THIS BOULDER
    MARKS THE SITE OF THE
MANLY CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL SECTIONS
      OF THE MANLY COMMUNITY
Source: MA
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