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Prince Family Print Page
The sculpture commemorates the significant contribution the Prince Family made to the Kingston community in employing people and for their civic service.
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Location
Address: | Warrigal Road & Princes Court, Parkdale, 3195 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.986562 Long: 145.070654 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Industry |
Artist: | Anton Hasell (sculptor) |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 3rd September, 2001 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAJohn Prince, a British merchant seaman, arrived in Australia in the late 1800s and went to establish what was to become a substantial enterprise.
It was a small cottage on this site in 1905 that the fledling laundry was born.
The determination of John Prince and a further three family generations transformed a local washing and ironing service into a state-of-the-art laundering and dry cleaning company.
This sculpture is a monument to the significant contribution that the Prince family made to the Kingston community over the generations both in employing local people for their civic service.
This plaque was unveiled by the Mayor of Kingston, Cr. Elizabeth Larking
3rd September, 2011
Sculptor Anton Hassell
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au