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Frederick A. BlackhamPrint Page 
Bronze tablet with bas-relief portrait commemorates local newspaper editor, Frederick A. Blackham, the proprietor of the Southern Cross.
Location
| Address: | Wilson & Carpenter Streets, Town Hall, Brighton, 3186 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.910979 Long: 144.999165 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1864 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1967 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 26th June, 1967 |
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Front Inscription
Source: VMR,RHSVA tribute by the City of Brighton to Frederick Albert Blackham 1874-1967, copy boy, printer, journalist, editor and proprietor of the Brighton Southern Cross, died at the age of 93 years, loving the City he helped to build by faithful and objective reporting of Brighton history as it happened for more than half a century.
Unveiled on 26th June 1967
by His Worship the Mayor
Cr A.F. Bottomley JP.
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