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The cairn commemorates Captain John Hepburn who drove sheep overland from Sydney in 1838 and settled in the area.
The memorial is a cairn erected by J. H. Stout, Clarke Sewell and Arthur Toose who transported the stone to the top of the mountain with one of the first crawler tractors in Victoria.
Note: This cairn is on private property.
Location
| Address: | McMickans Road, Mount Kooroocheang, 3 kilometres north , Smeaton, 3364 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.293889 Long: 143.980556 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | March-1938 |
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Front Inscription
Source: RUMV,VMRCaptain Hepburn
Kooroolyngh
15 April 1838
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
