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23-December-2016
23-December-2016
23-December-2016
23-December-2016

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The monument commemorates the birthplace of Jessie Kennedy, the first child of European descent born in the Castlemaine District.

 

Location

Address:Midland Highway, Jessie Kennedy Reserve, Campbells Creek, 3451
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.110111
Long: 144.184451
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 1st November, 1970
Front Inscription

Jessie Kennedy Reserve

"It was in 1845 in a small cottage on this Flat that Jessie Kennedy was born". 

This cairn has been erected by the Shire of Newstead

To mark the birthplace of Jessie Kennedy, the first white child born in the Castlemaine District.

Cr. G. Shill, Shire President.  1st Nov. 1970.

Source: MA
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