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17-December-2016
17-December-2016

Photographs supplied by Neil Follett

The monument commemorates 100 years of Ovens River Trout fishery.

 

Location

Address:Riverside Drive, Howitt Park, Bright, 3741
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.725759
Long: 146.960533
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Technology
Sub-Theme:Industry
Approx. Event Start Date:1892
Approx. Event End Date:1992

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 17th October, 1992
Front Inscription

Alpine Fly Fishers

Commemoration 

The first 100 years of the Ovens River Trout Fishery

Honouring the pioneers who established this Fishery in 1892 and the local anglers who maintained it until 1982 from their  own trout hatchery at Bright

Unveiled 17 - 10 - 92 by S. McCormack Mgr. Vic. Fish. Man. Br.

Source: MA
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