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The monument commemorates explorer, politician and pastoralist, George Elphinstone Dalrymple.
George Dalrymple’s expeditions opened up vast areas of north Queensland for settlement and for primary industry development. He was born at Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1826. Leaving Scotland in the 1840s, he became a coffee planter in Ceylon and arrived in Australia between 1856 and 1858. He soon turned his attention to North Queensland where he spent the large part of his remaining life as an explorer, administrator, pastoralist and parliamentary representative.
Dalrymple initially explored the Kennedy District and opened it for pastoral occupation with the establishment of the settlements of Bowen (1861) and Cardwell (1864). Later, he explored Queensland’s unknown coastline from the mouths of the Burdekin to the Endeavour River (1873). As a result, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1867.
Location
| Address: | Santa Barbara Parade, Santa Barbara Park, Bowen, 4805 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -20.016505 Long: 148.24943 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | January-1966 |
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Granite from his birthplace
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
To honour George Elphistone Dalrymple
1826 - 1876
Notable explorer who on the 12th April 1864 officially established on this hill the first seat of government in North Queensland.
"There are but few excitements so thorough in their enjoyment as those of the explorer, when he finds himself suddenly a discoverer." Dalrymple
Erected by Bowen Historical Society
January 1966
