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The monument commemorates Captain Thomas Lacey Lawson and his wife Catherine who were early settlers of the Barossa District.

Location

Address:Whispering Wall Road, Whispering Wall Park, Williamstown, 5351
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.645526
Long: 138.848817
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Settlement

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 17th April, 1988
Front Inscription

To commemorate Capt.Thomas Lacey Lawson miner and early Chairman of the District Council of Barossa, and his wife  Catherine Constance, who purchased this land, 1845.

Their descendants were prominent in the Barossa goldfields.

Erected by their descendants, with co-operation from the E&WS Department

Unveiled 17 April 1988 by I. C. Ross  Chairman,  District Council of Barossa.

Source: MA
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