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Captain David JonesPrint Page
06-August-2017
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The plaque commemorates Captain David Jones for his services to the Welsh community. Captain Jones died in 1926.
MELBOURNE, December 28. Captain David Jones, a skipper who made a number of trips to Australia; in charge of famous clipper ships of the eighties, died at Armadale, on Chrismas Day, at the age of 85 years. When he "came ashore" for good he associated himself in business with the Victorian Stevedoring Company.
Evening News (Sydney), 26 December 1926.
Location
Address: | 320 La Trobe Street, Welsh Church, Melbourne, 3000 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.810514 Long: 144.959921 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAA tribute to the memory of Captain David Jones whose generosity to the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Connexion and whose constant interests in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the Welsh people is gratefully remembered by his fellow countrymen. —
Died December 25th 1926
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