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Matthew Flinders Print Page 
01-May-2017
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The plaque on base of the flagpole commemorates Matthew Flinders who landed at Birdrock Beach on 29th April 1802 and carried his survey instruments to Schnapper Point and made his first survey of Port Phillip Bay.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade & Schnapper Point Drive, Mornington Park, Mornington, 3931 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.216089 Long: 145.035533 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 29-April-1802 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: VMR, RHSV, MAMatthew Flinders
Navigator
1774 - 1814
Landed at Birdrock Beach April 29th. 1802, then carried his survey instruments to Schnapper Point, Mornington and made his first survey of Port Phillip Bay.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
