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The Plaque was erected by the Anglo Australian Observatory in memory of Michael Kinsela who lost his life in the construction of the telescope in 1971.

Location

Address:Observatory Road, Anglo Australian Observatory, Coonabarabran, 2357
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.275217
Long: 149.067326
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:09-December-1971
Actual Event End Date:09-December-1971

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 9th December, 2004
Front Inscription
                       AAO
                 In memory of
MICHAEL THOMAS JOSEPH KINSELA
who lost his life at the age of 28 during the
construction of the Anglo-Australian Telsecope 
            9th December 1971

This plaque was unveiled by his sister
Mary Sutton on 9th December 2004
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au