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15-August-2015
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The sculpture commemorates the lifetime achievement in South Australia of the former Governor of South Australia, Dame Roma Mitchell.
Dame Roma Mitchell, AC, DBE, CVO, QC (1913 – 2000) was an Australian lawyer, judge and state governor. She was the first Australian woman to be a judge, a Queen's Counsel, a chancellor of an Australian university and the Governor of an Australian state. Dame Roma Mitchell was considered to be a pioneer of the Australian women's rights movement.
Location
| Address: | North Terrace, Prince Henry Gardens, Adelaide, 5000 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.921263 Long: 138.600046 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - State |
| Designer: | Janette Moore |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 2nd July, 1999 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe Honourable Dame Roma Mitchell
Governor of South Australia 1991 - 1996
Chancellor of the University of Adelaide 1983 - 1990
Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1965 - 1983
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
