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Blacksmith`s Memorial: 08-04-2014
Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Nancy Alford
A replica of a Brandt's Plough commemorates local blacksmiths.
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Location
| Address: | Western Highway & Paxton Street, Memorial Park , Great Western, 3377 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.15306 Long: 142.855923 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Agriculture |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Dedicated to our blacksmiths
John R. Cornforth
Charles A. Brandt
James K. Stewart
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MAG.W.P.A. Great Western Progress Association
Northern Grampians Shire Council
Stawell Historical Society
Blacksmith`s Memorial
[ Photograph ]
Charles A. Brandt, a Dutch emigrant, established a blacksmith`s shop on this site in the 1880s. A clever man he developed a stump jump plough before the idea was patented by others. Upon his retirement his son Albert carried on the business before selling it to a Mr. J. K. Stewart.
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