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Canoona Gold Field MemorialPrint Page 
17-May-2015
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The memorial commemorates the discovery of gold at Canoona in 1858 by W. C. Chapple, which was the first north Australian gold rush.
Canoona Gold FieldLocation
| Address: | Bruce Highway, Canoona, 4702 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -23.077552 Long: 150.276751 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | August-1858 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1965 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MACanoona Gold Field
This stone commemorates the discovery of gold hereabouts by W. C. Chapple in 1858
And the presence here of those men who subsequently contributed largely in the establishment of Rockhampton
Erected 1965 by the Rockhampton and District Historical Society
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