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17-February-2011 (Glen Yeomans)
17-February-2011 (Glen Yeomans)

Photographs supplied by Glen Yeomans / Sandra Brown

The bridge was named in memory of Marjorie Phyllis Walford (1937-1996), a dedicated and hardworking member of the local Aboriginal community.

 

Location

Address:Castlereagh Highway, Walgett, 2832
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -30.015972
Long: 148.118722
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Indigenous

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 21st July, 2006
Front Inscription

Plaque:
MARJORIE PHYLLIS WALFORD BRIDGE
  Formally named in a naming ceremony 
                           by 
            MS LINDA BURNEY MP
First female Aboriginal Member of the NSW Parliament 
                          on 
                   21 July 2006.

This bridge is named in memory of the late 
      Marjorie Phyllis Walford 
who was a dedicated and hard working female member 
    of the local Aborginal community

 

 

Source: MA
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