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21-May-2021
Photographs supplied by Maureen Aquila
The plaque commemorates John Finlay Duff who gave the land on which the church is built.
Location
Address: | St Bernards Road, St George`s Anglican Church, Magill, 5072 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.907621 Long: 138.675802 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2007 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MATo the memory of John Finlay Duff
Captain of the barque the "African" and for many years harbourmaster at Glenelg, who gave the land, one and a half acres, on which this church was built.
Captain Duff and his partner John Hallett from the sheep farming venture at Woodford were the first to export wool from the Province to London in 1837.
St George`s Historical Group 2007
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