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Historic Engineering Marker - Smith`s Stump Jump PloughPrint Page 
The Historic Engineering Marker commemorates the stump jump plough designed by Richard Smith in August 1876.
The Institution of Engineers Australia, through its Heritage Committees, established the Australian Historic Engineering Plaquing Program to acknowledge past engineering achievements and to draw public attention to the significant contributions they have made to society.The Plaquing Program is a means of bringing public recognition to significant historic engineering works and the engineers who created them. The Program is intended to contribute to the conservation of Australian engineering heritage.
Location
| Address: | 16 Fifth Street, Ardrossan Museum, Ardrossan, 5571 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.424221 Long: 137.918116 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1987 |
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HISTORIC ENGINEERING
MARKER
Smith`s Stump - Jump Plough
Richard Bowyer Smith (1837 - 1919) Of Kalkabury,
South Australia, Is Popularly Credited With The
First Stump-Jump Plough Design. In August 1876
Richard And His Brother, Clarence Demonstrated
Their Vixen Three Furrow Gravity - Restored Plough
Which Could Cope With Obstacles Which Caused
Set - Ploughs To Fail. Clarence H. Smith Manufactured
Stump-Jump Ploughs At Ardrossan From 1880 To 1935.
Stump - Jumping Became An Established Principle On
Australian Tillage Equipment And Continues In
More Sophisticated Forms Today.
DEDICATED BY
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, AUSTRALIA 1987
