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The Clock and tower commemorate the centenary of the Dookie township.
Location
Address: | Mary Street, Dookie, 3647 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.327684 Long: 145.685856 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Clock |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 1st October, 1998 |
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Plaque 1 :
The Dookie Centenary Clock
Was Unveiled By Cr. Alan Prater,
President Of The Shire Of Shepparton
In Conjunction With
Cr. Ivan Geddes, Dookie Riding
On October 1st, 1988
To Commemorate The Centenary
Of The Present Township Of Dookie
Plaque 2 :
The
Chateau Dookie Vineyard
Clock
Originally Part Of The Winecellar Building
Became The Bright Town Clock In 1929.
The Clock Was Donated Back To The
People Of Dookie By The Bright
Shire Council And The R.S.L. For
Their Centenary In 1988.
The Original Clock Faces Were
Donated By The Family Of
David Johnston Jnr.
Plaque 3 :
This Clock is a tribute to
the dedication and perserverance of
Neil Bruce Feldtmann
5-4-1963 - 10-4-2005
Who retrieved it from Bright.
Sited it, maintained and wound it until his death.
The Tower built from original rail line
by Shepparton Shire 1988.