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The mural commemorates philanthropist Caroline Chisholm (1808 - 1877) who was known as `the emigrant`s friend`. The mural was a gift from the Maitland Mercury to mark their 150th anniversary.
Caroline Chisholm earned this title for her work with poor migrants to Australia last century. Chisholm was one of this country`s most outstanding women. Her portrait was on the five dollar note for more than twenty years.
Chisholm landed in Port Phillip in 1854, and she successfully campaigned for the erection of shelter sheds for diggers between Melbourne and Castlemaine. The sheds were erected at Essendon, The Gap, Gisborne, Keilor, Keilor Plains, Black Forest, Woodend, Carlruhe, Malmsbury and Elphinstone in 1855. She lived in Kyneton in November and December 1857 attempting to recuperate from many years of assisting female immigrants from England. Ill health forced her to leave for Sydney and in 1866 she returned to England where she died in 1877.
Location
| Address: | New England Highway & High Street, Maitland Visitor Information Centre, Maitland, 2320 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.742453 Long: 151.567391 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Art |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Humanitarian |
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Dedication
A tribute to the work of Caroline Chisholm who contributed so much to Maitland and Australia in the pioneering days
A gift to the city from the Maitland Mercury to mark 150 years of publication
1843 - 1993
