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20-September-2019 (Sandra Brown)
20-September-2019 (Sandra Brown)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
20-September-2019 (Sandra Brown)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)
20-September-2019 (Sandra Brown)
20-September-2019 (Sandra Brown)
11-June-2023 (John Huth)

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown / John Huth
The sculpture commemorates the men who lumped and stacked bags of wheat until the advent of bulk grain handling in 1916.

Location

Address:Coolamon & Ariah Streets, Median Strip, Ariah Park , 2665
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.346162
Long: 147.221217
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Sculpture
Monument Theme:Technology
Sub-Theme:Industry
Artist:Margot Stephens (Mudgee, NSW)
Monument Manufacturer:Crawford`s Casting Pty. Ltd (Sydney, NSW)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 1st October, 2016
Front Inscription
The Wheat Lumper
Back Inscription

Plaque:

Tribute to the Wheat Lumper

Sculptor - Margot Stephens, Mudgee NSW
Foundry - Crawford`s Casting Pty. Ltd, Sydney NSW

Commissioned by the Ariah Park Community Projects Committee

Supported by the Temora Shire Council

Unveiled on the 1st October, 2016  

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au