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The monument commemorates Matthew Flinders who landed in the area in August 1799, and Joseph Dayman who made the first European passage of Fraser Island in 1847.
Location
Address: | Dayman Street, Dayman Park, Matthew Flinders Lookout, Urangan, 4655 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -25.289341 Long: 152.907959 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAErected to the memory of Capt Matthew Flinders R. N. who landed hereabout from H.M.S. Norfolk on 6th August 1799
And
Lt Joseph Dayman R.N. who passed here in the schooner "Asp" after making the first passage of Fraser Island Straits 1847.
"All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by"
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