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22-July-2021
22-July-2021

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

The direction finder was erected to commemorate William Freeman and Alexander McLennan who pioneered the first overland route from Armidale to South Grafton via Nymboida in 1845. 

Location

Address:Through Street, Lane Boulevarde, South Grafton, 2460
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -29.701403
Long: 152.936202
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Front Inscription

             THIS
DIRECTION FINDER
HAS BEEN ERECTED
 IN RECOGNITION OF
THE EFFORTS OF
WILLIAM FREEMAN
    AND
ALEXANDER McLENNAN
IN PIONEERING THE
FIRST OVERLAND ROUTE
FROM ARMIDALE
TO SOUTH GRAFTON
 IN 1845
VIA NYMBOIDA

 

Source: MA
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